Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Character Creation and Discussion

[USB500]

Originally Posted by LoweGear

I had wanted to create a longer update, but as it is this update for a single section is long enough.

Here's Part III of Blue Magician Julie Liu Ming's profile:

Spoiler for Barrier Jacket:

Barrier Jacket:

Spoiler for Archive Image:

[13-year-old Julie in Adventure Form without visor]

As with the two other Belkarangers, Julie uses the Asagi-designed standard “Adventure Form” uniform, based on the Boukenger suit and equipped with multipurpose visor during presentations. An advantage Julie has over her companions though is her much higher magical aptitude and Linker Core capacity and output, translating to a much higher magical rank. Her barrier jacket is thus able to absorb and withstand more magical punishment than Asagi and Mayura’s. Also, Julie can purge the collar, necktie, gloves and boots of her Adventure Form Jacket to create a much lighter version called “Shuriken” form, which gives her increased mobility at the cost of protection.

Unique to Julie’s barrier jacket is her magical program Soul Advent: Infinity Wardrobe, a companion program to Infinity Effects Works. This program is an enhanced version of the mental Barrier Jacket visualization program used in intelligent devices (essentially the program that allows one to design and create a barrier jacket based on their mental images). This enhanced program offers better formation speed, accuracy and complexity to the creation process, allowing Julie to realize complex and intricate outfits and designs down to the smallest detail, from fabric type to stitch to creases and even badges and pins. This allows her to create outfits to instantly match her change in physical appearance, resulting in more convincing disguises. Due to the complexity of the program only Julie and her devices have the ability to use it to its full potential.

Also unique to Julie is her Strike Change (SC) cards. These are magical device cards that can conjure a pre-designed barrier jacket in an instant. These require minimal magical energy from the user to activate, and allows for the summoning of Barrier Jacket designs that would be impossible under normal circumstances due to energy cost, such as heavy all-metal armor and full helmets (one reason Asagi decreed the use of visors was because her own magic levels were insufficient in creating helmets). Also, these cards can be used by others authorized to use them, like her fellow Belkarangers. However, these cards can only maintain power for the Barrier Jacket for up to three minutes maximum, and are thus used sparingly.

Spoiler for Archive Image:

[Example of the front face of a Strike Change Card, in this case BoukenRed. This obviously Asagi's favorite SC card.]

As is the norm for the Belkarangers, these Strike Change cards use Tokusatsu show and Super Sentai inspirations for the Barrier Jacket templates, and are activated with much HOTBLOOD, FLASH and SFX depending on who uses them.

Here are a few of Julie’s most used designs from her Strike Change cards.

Metal Armor Type:
These are Barrier Jackets with enhanced physical protection in the form of hard steel composite adamantium plate, which cover nearly the entire body. While giving improved protection from physical attacks, these metal armors are quite heavy even with the assistance of Impulse Spells, and thus used in engagements where anti-magilink technology degrades the effectiveness of standard Barrier Jackets.

Julie has three armor forms, which are based off the main character costumes of the Space Sheriffs series of Metal Heroes, and her activation style is taken directly from their fabulous henshin sequences. Functionally, there is no difference between the three suits, and Julie chooses which suit to use out of whim.

“Diamond” Form -



Silver armor, based on the design of Space Sheriff Gavan. Summoned by the command “Jouchaku!”

“Ruby” Form -



Red armor, based on Space Sheriff Sharivan. Summoned by the command “Sekisha!”

“Aqua” Form -



Blue armor, based on Space Sheriff Shaider. Summoned by “Shouketsu!”, or alternatively “Blue Flash”. Of the three armors, this is Julie’s most used.

Heavy Armor Type:
This armor type is lighter than the Metal Armor Type by reducing the amount of plate armor. This armor is a compromise between the requirements of mobility and protection, slower than Light Armor Types, yet offers less protection than Metal types. Nonetheless they are still useful in a variety of situations where both are required.

The three main Heavy Armors are based off Super Sentai’s “Sixth Sentai” costumes.

MagiShine –



Golden armor taken from Mahou Sentai Magiranger. Julie summons this using MagiShine’s transformation sequence. The cape can be used as a AAA+ magic shield.

BoukenSilver –



Silver armor from GoGo Sentai Boukenger, and is summoned using BoukenSilver’s transformation sequence. The Boukensilver helmet provides all the functionality of the Adventure form helmet, including built-in searchlights.

Shurikenger –


The Shurikenger costume and Fire Mode

Green and gold armor from Ninpuu Sentai Hurricanger, and is summoned with Shurikenger’s sequence. Out of all the armors in her arsenal, this is Julie’s Number One All-Time Favorite.

Light Armor Type:
This armor type offers the best mobility of the armor types, but at the cost of reduced protection, offering only minimal barrier jacket protection.

As with the Heavy Armor, these are derived from “Sixth Sentai” costumes.

Shurikenger Fire Mode -

Like as shown in Hurricanger, this mode is derived from the Heavy Armor Shurikenger form, where the front golden armor vest is removed and the upper half of the helmet turned around, improving all around mobility and speed.

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"For the least hardcore of the three, Julie seems to have the most costumes..."

"At least she does it for practical reasons."

Fighting Style and Weapons up next

It's Gaban & Shaider! *cue Space Sherrif Shaider OP*

I am very speechless.

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Originally Posted by LoweGear

Aaaah so Sayoko is the one who truly possesses the SPIRIT of Aika here (whom I believe is low-level tsundere)

A slight nit though: Takeru's "Touching at its best" line sounds so-

*Aqua Javelin >>>> Lowe*

1: sou, sou.

2: well, it's Takeru. What else can we expect from him?

Ten bucks for Takeru to stalk Agnes-

Aqua Javelin >>>>>>>>>>>>>> USB500

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Divine Wars last episode?

But the image Hayate, Nanoha and Fate in Bunny Suits?!



*runs*

I so approve of such mental images.

Aqua Javelin >>>>>>>>>>>>>> USB500

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Spoiler for SRW OG:

Latooni has a crush on fellow pilot Ryuusei Date, who is voiced by Shinichiro Miki.

Neil "Lockon Stratos" Dylandy has the same VA.

Neil's VA sounds so different.

*dodges Dynames' sniper fire, only to be killed by Agnes' Aqua Javelin*

Agnes: ara, ara.

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Ever since USB500 aka Lone Wolf Neo

*whistles*

EDIT:
It is true, Lowe-Aniki! Ai has opened a gondola company in Neo-Venezia!

Spoiler for solid proof:

Now seeing is really believing....

Mai >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> USB500

[Kha]

Originally Posted by LoweGear

I had wanted to create a longer update, but as it is this update for a single section is long enough.

Here's Part III of Blue Magician Julie Liu Ming's profile:

Spoiler for Barrier Jacket:

Barrier Jacket:

Spoiler for Archive Image:

[13-year-old Julie in Adventure Form without visor]

As with the two other Belkarangers, Julie uses the Asagi-designed standard “Adventure Form” uniform, based on the Boukenger suit and equipped with multipurpose visor during presentations. An advantage Julie has over her companions though is her much higher magical aptitude and Linker Core capacity and output, translating to a much higher magical rank. Her barrier jacket is thus able to absorb and withstand more magical punishment than Asagi and Mayura’s. Also, Julie can purge the collar, necktie, gloves and boots of her Adventure Form Jacket to create a much lighter version called “Shuriken” form, which gives her increased mobility at the cost of protection.

Unique to Julie’s barrier jacket is her magical program Soul Advent: Infinity Wardrobe, a companion program to Infinity Effects Works. This program is an enhanced version of the mental Barrier Jacket visualization program used in intelligent devices (essentially the program that allows one to design and create a barrier jacket based on their mental images). This enhanced program offers better formation speed, accuracy and complexity to the creation process, allowing Julie to realize complex and intricate outfits and designs down to the smallest detail, from fabric type to stitch to creases and even badges and pins. This allows her to create outfits to instantly match her change in physical appearance, resulting in more convincing disguises. Due to the complexity of the program only Julie and her devices have the ability to use it to its full potential.

Also unique to Julie is her Strike Change (SC) cards. These are magical device cards that can conjure a pre-designed barrier jacket in an instant. These require minimal magical energy from the user to activate, and allows for the summoning of Barrier Jacket designs that would be impossible under normal circumstances due to energy cost, such as heavy all-metal armor and full helmets (one reason Asagi decreed the use of visors was because her own magic levels were insufficient in creating helmets). Also, these cards can be used by others authorized to use them, like her fellow Belkarangers. However, these cards can only maintain power for the Barrier Jacket for up to three minutes maximum, and are thus used sparingly.

Spoiler for Archive Image:

[Example of the front face of a Strike Change Card, in this case BoukenRed. This obviously Asagi's favorite SC card.]

As is the norm for the Belkarangers, these Strike Change cards use Tokusatsu show and Super Sentai inspirations for the Barrier Jacket templates, and are activated with much HOTBLOOD, FLASH and SFX depending on who uses them.

Here are a few of Julie’s most used designs from her Strike Change cards.

Metal Armor Type:
These are Barrier Jackets with enhanced physical protection in the form of hard steel composite adamantium plate, which cover nearly the entire body. While giving improved protection from physical attacks, these metal armors are quite heavy even with the assistance of Impulse Spells, and thus used in engagements where anti-magilink technology degrades the effectiveness of standard Barrier Jackets.

Julie has three armor forms, which are based off the main character costumes of the Space Sheriffs series of Metal Heroes, and her activation style is taken directly from their fabulous henshin sequences. Functionally, there is no difference between the three suits, and Julie chooses which suit to use out of whim.

“Diamond” Form -



Silver armor, based on the design of Space Sheriff Gavan. Summoned by the command “Jouchaku!”

“Ruby” Form -



Red armor, based on Space Sheriff Sharivan. Summoned by the command “Sekisha!”

“Aqua” Form -



Blue armor, based on Space Sheriff Shaider. Summoned by “Shouketsu!”, or alternatively “Blue Flash”. Of the three armors, this is Julie’s most used.

Heavy Armor Type:
This armor type is lighter than the Metal Armor Type by reducing the amount of plate armor. This armor is a compromise between the requirements of mobility and protection, slower than Light Armor Types, yet offers less protection than Metal types. Nonetheless they are still useful in a variety of situations where both are required.

The three main Heavy Armors are based off Super Sentai’s “Sixth Sentai” costumes.

MagiShine –



Golden armor taken from Mahou Sentai Magiranger. Julie summons this using MagiShine’s transformation sequence. The cape can be used as a AAA+ magic shield.

BoukenSilver –



Silver armor from GoGo Sentai Boukenger, and is summoned using BoukenSilver’s transformation sequence. The Boukensilver helmet provides all the functionality of the Adventure form helmet, including built-in searchlights.

Shurikenger –


The Shurikenger costume and Fire Mode

Green and gold armor from Ninpuu Sentai Hurricanger, and is summoned with Shurikenger’s sequence. Out of all the armors in her arsenal, this is Julie’s Number One All-Time Favorite.

Light Armor Type:
This armor type offers the best mobility of the armor types, but at the cost of reduced protection, offering only minimal barrier jacket protection.

As with the Heavy Armor, these are derived from “Sixth Sentai” costumes.

Shurikenger Fire Mode -

Like as shown in Hurricanger, this mode is derived from the Heavy Armor Shurikenger form, where the front golden armor vest is removed and the upper half of the helmet turned around, improving all around mobility and speed.

-----

"For the least hardcore of the three, Julie seems to have the most costumes..."

"At least she does it for practical reasons."

Fighting Style and Weapons up next

Rebuilt of Kha only has 4, excluding all of his old Knight Armors and Barrier Jackets that he no longer uses, while Julie has 8 for awesome utility.

Now I got the right to say "Comments about Kha having too many Knight Armor, KINSHI!!!"

And of course...

Taiyo: BOUKEN-SILVER-SAMAAA!!!

...I think we have a ship forming... even though she's almost 10 years older... do you mind?

>_- -_< >_<

*runs*

Originally Posted by Fuyu no Sora

Will read once I get back from school...1:48 AM here and I must be up by 7

I'll get back to you on Julie later Lowe, sowwy >.<

Just a little note:

GN Cannon?! So you're now part of the Outer Cadian Light Artillery?

Originally Posted by LimitedEternal

Are you kidding? I loved it! I was actually out-loud laughing as I read this...what gave you the idea it was bad????

Yeah, especially to me, splattered brains is a compliment!

Originally Posted by LimitedEternal

B...b...bunny harem?!?!? ACES?!?!?

*nose explodes, followed by head*

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Divine Wars last episode?

But the image Hayate, Nanoha and Fate in Bunny Suits?!



*runs*

As expected of Hayate.

Originally Posted by LoweGear

At least it's not Ragna Blade... or Giga Slave

*RUNS*

[Sunohara]DON'T ENCOURAGE HER!!! [/Sunohara]

Originally Posted by LoweGear

...

...

Lo...

Li...

Con?

I was right in presuming his intentions for Vita

Reminds me of a villian Chaos and I made for "The Ride of Erio Mondial".

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Spoiler for SRW OG:

Latooni has a crush on fellow pilot Ryuusei Date, who is voiced by Shinichiro Miki.

Neil "Lockon Stratos" Dylandy has the same VA.

How does Ryusei Date even turn into Neil?!

Then again, sounds like a good chance for Neil to have some hotblood in him... But please no Kyosuke SCREAM.

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Exactly. Or once you've gone through all that mess, cut the middlemen and ask him directly

Turing is more than just info though. As I portrayed in my Matsuri stories, Turing operates an interdimensional relay point - illegally of course, and used by people who want to immigrate into Earth... or emmigrate out of it.

And yup, when dealing with magic and denizens of Ordered Space Turing HAS to keep it under the radar

That means he is also dodging MIB? Agent Jay is gonna be sooo pissed.

Then again, Turing is far above Jeebs...

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Ever since USB500 aka Lone Wolf Neo

Originally Posted by USB500

It is true, Lowe-Aniki! Ai has opened a gondola company!

Spoiler for really off-topic, but since this will be related to Mai anyway....:

Now seeing is really believing....

Mai >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> USB500

Gimmy: USO--

*a sound of much water sloshing*

Gimmy: Er... Remember wondering about how Servant Avenger got a job as an Undine?

Foy: Yeah?

Gimmy: Well... Take a look behind us.

Dynames and Virtue turned around, their WM particles diffracting the light of the setting sun.

Foy: ...so Kluize has something to do with observation target Alicia T. Florence...

Recon media courtesy of Saint X.

[Nightengale]

Originally Posted by Saint X

but... but... Arika is HAXX in the manga...

but so is Manga Ver. Mashiro... *sees Ackbar gasp*

Meh, Otomes have their own degree of specializations and strengths just as Device Mages. Otomes for one ARE far more powerful physically especially those who are has skilled prowess in melee, though they don't really have the long-distance versality of Nanoha-range mages, since it seems to be really restrictive to whatever Gems they have.

However, the 'peak' of each aspect of Otome's highest prowess is higher than what Nanoha-verse had shown, though they don't employ as much balance.

Originally Posted by Evil Rick

Hey! Hi everybody, What are you doing? Well... by accident I post here thinking it was the Image Thread (Yes, I know, I need glasses) Well the case is tath I benn looking this thread and it seems funny, so let me give a try with this villan, (The Robo Guy/cat in my... well you alredy know. Don't?)

Spoiler for Weaknes:

UNKNOW

Originally Posted by Evil Rick

NO, MAN TATH THING HURT A LOT, he... well, it is a Robo, he don't have any loli fetish (The idea sounds interesting though) he wants to capture Vita to... well it's a secret I will post more information soon but as an advice...
ROBO-GATSURALLY has an Emperor

Originally Posted by LoweGear

C'mon, Everyone Loves Vita

(actually no, I'm not joking on that part )

And... Emperor huh?

I see... Vita, eh?



*runs*

Originally Posted by LimitedEternal

Mallet?

*imagines wooden Graf Eisen*

This.



Somehow...

Imagining Vita being a… tsundere towards him, and using a mallet everytime he flirts despite both knowing they love each other is…

SHOULD BE DOES NOT COMPUTE… BUT STRANGELY COMPUTES.

Probably because there’s elements of that in how she treats Nanoha.

Originally Posted by LimitedEternal

Now that you mention it...how do multiple personalities "talk" to each other?

High-speed disguise changing.

Originally Posted by Kagerou

Then get ready for scene III, which has a little bit of the following:

* Erio, Caro, and Lutecia
* Spawn
* More Spawn
* OFM
* Not one, but TWO BIG DAMN HERO moments.

Ooohh… everyone’s seemingly on an epic roll recently…

Makes me feel ashamed that I’ve been slow on mine.

Originally Posted by Kagerou

lol well, I deleted the prototype, thinking I'd never use it. I do have it on paper, though, but retranscribing it might take me a while.

As reference, the majority of the technobabble came from the AI you hear in the activation sequence of the Tempest. It pretty much detailed every single aspect of the ship that activated.

And I agree about the ending; CG-wise, it would have been much better.

I see, your choice.

Originally Posted by LoweGear

I nearly forgot about that daughter of Jail's

*hides them from the backlogged folders*

Originally Posted by Wild Goose

I haven't gotten to him yet. You first, then USB500, then Sheba, THEN Nighty. And.... goddamn mothereffing backlog. There goes my weekend.

You haven’t read mine? Well, admittedly there are a wee bit of H4XX in it, but it’s mostly lol story-thing and can easily be unwritten.

Originally Posted by LoweGear

WILD FERRET OF MIDCHILDA YUUNO SCRYA FTW!!!!!!

Considering how adorable Soma looked in that scene, that image of Arf is

Yuuno is more Billy, but eh, crack works. >_>

Originally Posted by USB500;1426018

=======================

[spoiler=testing, testing

// Venice. 13th February, MC0076 //

// to be continued //

[/spoiler]
Note: I am still undecided on whether to post this as a series or temporarily put this on hold to allow other characters to resurface. But anyway, this is the story of our Gunslingers Family.

Where exactly in Mid-childa are they ‘gondolaing’ anyway?

Originally Posted by Keroko

Show me some recent h4xxwork of Nighty, and I'll gladly bust it. Pointing fingers, especially at parties that have nothing to do with this, is very immature.

The one thing, I’d say of utmost h4xx is… probably the distance covered by Saga in his overloaded Unison Mode in 10 seconds. Even in that state, it honestly should’ve been that far. But that was written back in a more ignorant state of measurements, where I was writing based off a mental image more than putting much thought into ‘calculations’ of things.

Originally Posted by Keroko

Wouldn't surprise me if she turns out to be the most powerfull Otome, she has quite the fan created reputation to live up to.

Hey, the new director, (( the character designer himself, Hisayuki )) is blatantly the biggest Rena fanboy in existence. Her design is clearly the only design constantly recycled.

Originally Posted by Keroko

Doctor Tesla... Scaglietti?

Spoiler for *sniffs the air* Crack? Here?!:

Orbital Prison Facility 354

Nighty's latest comment on Tesla sparked a bit of crack in me too.

I didn’t think of it ‘that’ way at first, (( though I do have thought that depending on how they talk, they can really have a great~ conversation )) but that last line was pure gold.



This crack is awesome and made of WANT MOAR.

Originally Posted by FlameSparkZ

Ohh~ I liked it

Funny though...Koji is going to pay a visit to Scaglietti too

Allow me to finish this chapter's part and I'll post it
*goes back to work*

And he’s not the only one either as I have plans in both Blank of 6 Months and DestinyS… seems that ‘visit Jail in jail’ is a nice topic to use.

Originally Posted by LoweGear

So the way to Tesla's heart is ships eh?

But to think Scaglietti would suceed in that regard is

Strategy-cat fight between Uno and Tesla in video-games.

[QUOTE=USB500;1427611Jail sounded really like Shuu + Ingram mixed together. [/quote]

Don’t you mean he is Shuu and Ingram mixed together? :3

Originally Posted by Liingo

Nooooooo, Quick where's the male bridge bunny Griffith. We must purge this from her mind

[Tesla]

*slams head*

It’s just Griffith without his glasses. It’s just Griffith wearing contacts… colored, one, but still! Why the hell did I see ‘his face’ instead, even for just a split second!?

*slams head further*

Maybe I need glasses as well.

[/Tesla]

Originally Posted by Wild Goose

Seriously, Yuuno doesn't need Khrack to be a badass. Hell, Last One Standing had him pretty gar, facing off MASTER CHIEF. And that's not counting the BIG DAMN HEROES in Alpha.

...I think i'm too influenced by Zengar, Ratsel, Gilliam and Kai. The Agressors practically live for BIG DAMN HEROES moments.

But there is a difference between Agressors BIG DAMN HEROES and Kha's WTFKhrack.

You said it yourself, it’s not Kha if it’s not Khrack.

Otherwise, a lot of characters can easily be badass gar. It’s just all about the right.. ‘moments’, and a little bit of crack, not none of Khrack-tastic doses, and whenever I’m high.

Originally Posted by Aaron008R

Small Backlog Breaker.

I suppose you have been quite used… to Backlog Breakers though, since your Breaker is the most powerful among ours.

Originally Posted by Aaron008R

Arika/Sergay? Wha?

… You’re better off not knowing then.

Or in a nutshell…

Imagine IF Hayate had a crush on Aurion but JUST a mere crush.. and also is good friends with someone who considers Aurion her father, AND also someone she loved as a man, and Aurion somehow… gets into an awkward relationship triangle, and both an internal emotional drama as someone torn between his 'present self' and his 'cold enforcer' days, due to obligation to someone.

And somehow one of the obligations put him in a haywreck of 'being forced to try to seduce Hayate' and putting up with the other girl's emotional attachment to him.

:

For some reason, this sounds a hell lot better than how Mai-Otome handled it.

Originally Posted by Aaron008R

Yes, you better not. Since reputation notwithstanding, Nighty is in NO WAY excempt from HAXXbusting. He just seems to be meticulous to not over-HAXX his works and at other times, gives good enough material to justify whatever HAXX he gives, i.e. Saga, whom despite being SS+, quite honestly, is nowhere near as HAXX in concept like some other works that have been there in the past.

Tk had busted me a few times as well, though it’s mostly background stuff.

Originally Posted by Aaron008R

It's great to be finally back!

I whipped up a new concept for the Extension Device System. As of now, Almaria is no longer a Synchronization Device, but is now classified as a AI-Extension Device (as in AI-Module).

And... I've been also thinking of this bit...

Spoiler for nerfed details:

Tertiary: Prototype Armament-Extension Devices

A bit liberal with the device concept. but I'll introduce this as one of Aurion's projects....

I feel like there's somethings adjustable here... but I can't seem to get what... I'm not like the H4XXbusters in nerfing out details that potentially can be over-the-top.

Originally Posted by Evil Rick

The Slaves of the Dark

I probably might've missed it, but what's the whole back-up to this Tecno-backstory you've cooked up for your dojin?

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Ah Caro, how awesome you could be when you're making up incesto theories like that

*dodges*

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Yes, the news is still quite stunning

After YUA's return, I wasn't all that surprised. I mean, Slayers IS still ongoing... the novels, I mean.

Originally Posted by Kagerou

Quick stupid something:

It came to me that Glen and Emili's relationship was awfully similar to a version of another relationship I've seen in fanfic-land. It hit me today:

Spoiler for YEAH THIS IS PRETTY MUCH HOW IT IS:

Now if only we had an experienced shopper who could really make them Glen and Emili... *glances at Keroko-kun*

Actually no. Keroko-kun is busy doing things :3

Shinji and Asuka, eh?

The rough fittings, but still fits real well relationship?

[LoweGear]

Originally Posted by USB500

It's Gaban & Shaider! *cue Space Sherrif Shaider OP*

I am very speechless.

1: sou, sou.

2: well, it's Takeru. What else can we expect from him?

Ten bucks for Takeru to stalk Agnes-

Aqua Javelin >>>>>>>>>>>>>> USB500

I bet 20

*runs from Aqua Javelin*

Originally Posted by USB500

I so approve of such mental images.

Aqua Javelin >>>>>>>>>>>>>> USB500

*keeps running*

Originally Posted by USB500

Neil's VA sounds so different.

*dodges Dynames' sniper fire, only to be killed by Agnes' Aqua Javelin*

Agnes: ara, ara.

Yup, although you can hear some Ryuusei in him when he's serious

Originally Posted by USB500

It is true, Lowe-Aniki! Ai has opened a gondola company in Neo-Venezia!

Spoiler for solid proof:

Now seeing is really believing....

Mai >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> USB500

But THAT is a nice image

Mai:

Kakkoi na Ai-sempai

Originally Posted by Kha

Rebuilt of Kha only has 4, excluding all of his old Knight Armors and Barrier Jackets that he no longer uses, while Julie has 8 for awesome utility.

Now I got the right to say "Comments about Kha having too many Knight Armor, KINSHI!!!"

Well, mine ain't in the same heavy class as Kha's Knight Armors

Originally Posted by Kha

And of course...

Taiyo: BOUKEN-SILVER-SAMAAA!!!

...I think we have a ship forming... even though she's almost 10 years older... do you mind?

>_- -_< >_<

*runs*

First Asagi likes Taiyo, the Mayura gets interested in him... but his eyes are for Julie?

What kind of messy polygon is this?

*RUNS FASTER*

[on side note, I already have pl4ns...]

Originally Posted by Kha

[Sunohara]DON'T ENCOURAGE HER!!! [/Sunohara]

Wonder how she'll react to the news

Originally Posted by Kha

How does Ryusei Date even turn into Neil?!

Then again, sounds like a good chance for Neil to have some hotblood in him... But please no Kyosuke SCREAM.

ULTIMATE GESPENST KICKKKKKU!!!!!

Originally Posted by Kha

That means he is also dodging MIB? Agent Jay is gonna be sooo pissed.

Then again, Turing is far above Jeebs...

Turing: Mah boy, there's lots you still need to learn in this world about negotiatin'

Originally Posted by Kha

Gimmy: USO--

*a sound of much water sloshing*

Gimmy: Er... Remember wondering about how Servant Avenger got a job as an Undine?

Foy: Yeah?

Gimmy: Well... Take a look behind us.

Dynames and Virtue turned around, their WM particles diffracting the light of the setting sun.

Foy: ...so Kluize has something to do with observation target Alicia T. Florence...

Recon media courtesy of Saint X.

*RUNS*

[Kha]

Originally Posted by Nightengale

This.



Somehow...

Imagining Vita being a… tsundere towards him, and using a mallet everytime he flirts despite both knowing they love each other is…

SHOULD BE DOES NOT COMPUTE… BUT STRANGELY COMPUTES.

Probably because there’s elements of that in how she treats Nanoha.

Originally Posted by Nightengale

High-speed disguise changing.

Originally Posted by Nightengale

*hides them from the backlogged folders*

Originally Posted by Nightengale

Where exactly in Mid-childa are they ‘gondolaing’ anyway?

Valencia. Which is not even on Midchilda.

Originally Posted by Nightengale

I didn’t think of it ‘that’ way at first, (( though I do have thought that depending on how they talk, they can really have a great~ conversation )) but that last line was pure gold.



This crack is awesome and made of WANT MOAR.

Originally Posted by Nightengale

Don’t you mean he is Shuu and Ingram mixed together? :3

Originally Posted by Nightengale

[Tesla]

*slams head*

It’s just Griffith without his glasses. It’s just Griffith wearing contacts… colored, one, but still! Why the hell did I see ‘his face’ instead, even for just a split second!?

*slams head further*

Maybe I need glasses as well.

[/Tesla]

Originally Posted by Nightengale

You said it yourself, it’s not Kha if it’s not Khrack.

Otherwise, a lot of characters can easily be badass gar. It’s just all about the right.. ‘moments’, and a little bit of crack, not none of Khrack-tastic doses, and whenever I’m high.

Originally Posted by Nightengale

… You’re better off not knowing then.

Or in a nutshell…

Imagine IF Hayate had a crush on Aurion but JUST a mere crush.. and also is good friends with someone who considers Aurion her father, AND also someone she loved as a man, and Aurion somehow… gets into an awkward relationship triangle, and both an internal emotional drama as someone torn between his 'present self' and his 'cold enforcer' days, due to obligation to someone.

And somehow one of the obligations put him in a haywreck of 'being forced to try to seduce Hayate' and putting up with the other girl's emotional attachment to him.

:

For some reason, this sounds a hell lot better than how Mai-Otome handled it.

Originally Posted by Nightengale

Shinji and Asuka, eh?

The rough fittings, but still fits real well relationship?

I wonder what I should call this variation of KHA Breaker? ^^;

[USB500]

Originally Posted by LoweGear

I bet 20

*runs from Aqua Javelin*

*sees Aqua Javelin turning on the dime & hits Lowe's head*

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Yup, although you can hear some Ryuusei in him when he's serious

I never noticed.

Originally Posted by LoweGear

But THAT is a nice image

Mai:

Kakkoi na Ai-sempai

Now I wonder if her hands are full on the reservations.

Originally Posted by LoweGear

ULTIMATE GESPENST KICKKKKKU!!!!!

Well, no story update from me today. well, at least, stuffs on Frieda/Agnes & the Gemini Yuri Sisters are what I'm concerned.

Sayoko: dirty imaginations aren't allowed!!!! *kills USB500 w/ Silberkugel*

[Kha]

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Well, mine ain't in the same heavy class as Kha's Knight Armors

I'm not complaining.

Now that you mentioned it, I guess Kha's are Heavy and Extra-Heavy.

Originally Posted by LoweGear

First Asagi likes Taiyo, then Mayura gets interested in him... but his eyes are for Julie?

What kind of messy polygon is this?

*RUNS FASTER*

[on side note, I already have pl4ns...]

It's called a Belka TRIANGLE like the Good Old Days.

Oh dear.

Then it's time for him to stop sitting on the fence and choose whether he likes Sentai or Kamen Rider more (he has elements of both), in terms of his favorite series and the adorable onee-chans fawning over him of course.

*runs*

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Wonder how she'll react to the news

*starts warm-up exercises*

Originally Posted by LoweGear

ULTIMATE GESPENST KICKKKKKU!!!!!

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Turing: Mah boy, there's lots you still need to learn in this world about negotiatin'

Originally Posted by LoweGear

*RUNS*

[Kagerou]

Since Scene 3 is shaping up to be quite sizable, I'm going to post the first half now. This scene features much asskickery with a little bit of humor.

Spoiler for MSLN Alpha, Episode 2, Scene IIIA:

Aboard the OFM Ship Aus'ruf, Dimensional Space

On board a far more conventional starship, activity was rampant.

From the ship's bridge, buzzing with activity as each bridge bunny ensured the vessel's safe trip through Dimensional Space, to the hangar bays, where several engineers and technicans fueled up and outfitted the Pelican dropships and single SR-103C. In the ship's armory, soldiers picked up their main form of combat; Storage Devices of every shape and size, mixed in with the occasional Armed and Intelligent Device, were pulled out of lockers and activated. Soldiers of the ship's ground unit became clad in black helmeted armor, while the air unit became clothed in Barrier Jackets resembling Navy Class A's.

Within this expansive locker room, various familiar faces could be seen among the grim, determined soldiers as they suited up for battle. Among these were two people from the briefing yesterday - Glen Schattenman and Emili Nailo. Their lockers were next to each other; no coincidence, as both were leaders of the Air Wing, and also because of their personal relationship.

"What do you think it'll be this time?" Emili asked Glen as she pulled two secondary Devices out of her locker, putting one on like a belt.

"The world we're going to has a high natural mana concentration," Glen answered as he grabbed a backup Storage Device - a pistol-shaped one - and strapped it to his side. "We could face quite a bit of opposition... and I sense something else as we get closer."

"Is it... one of them?" Emili asked as she lifted the other Device to her ear. "Henshin," she whispered into it, attaching the Device to its partner on her waist, causing it to activate its programming and create a suit of armor specifically tailored for her; the Air Wing's so-called "Ghost Armor". Pulling the helmet off, she stared at Glen, who nodded.

"I believe so. He may be in control of this outbreak if he's succumbed enough to the corruption." He paused. "I... honestly don't know how strong he is... and somehow, that frightens me a little."

"Well, maybe this will boost your confidence," Emili said, smiling as she grabbed Glen by the collar and pulled him close for a deep kiss that never ceased in blowing his mind away and simultaneously clearing up both their worries. When they parted, both couldn't help but smile at each other. "Come back alive, okay?"

"You, too," Glen said. "Now go get with your Sentai."
"Of course!" Emili affirmed, putting her helmet back on and holding up a hand as she walked away. "Lance Flight, with me!"

"Sword Flight, gather up!" Glen shouted as he walked in the opposite direction.

In another part of the armory, Franz Jaeger put his own Armed Device, Cobra, in its Rifle Form and slung it over his shoulder. As he turned and began to walk away from his locker, he paused and narrowed his eyes.

Standing in front of him, a small girl with a single long ponytail was gearing up in the same armor as Emili's. Before she could activate the Devices, though, she took one look at Franz and frowned, disgust evident on her face. Both soldiers stared at each other, seemingly unsure but at the same time resolute.

"...Naomi." Franz said to his sister.
"Jaeger," Naomi replied quickly, huffing and looking away. "What do you want?"
"I want to have my sister back," he answered.
"You don't have a sister." Naomi said, walking away. "I told you to leave me alone, already!" Franz watched the girl go and activate her armor, leaving him alone. Sighing with a mix of discomfort and emotional duress, he activated his own Jacket and held up a hand. "Alpha! Meet up!" Franz made a checklist in his head, remember that one of his Company's men would be staying on the ship to take care of Keroko.

In yet another part of the armory, a large metal door hissed open, allowing a single man to step through. Nothing betrayed his face, as he wore a olive green metal suit of amor that was both a mix of Barrier Jacket and more solid metals along with a similarly colored helmet with gold visor. He stood tall and silent, a hulking giant of a man that cause many near him to instinctively back up as he hefted his Storage Device up and rested it gently on his shoulder. This man, nearly as much a legend as Erick on board the ship, never ceased to amaze, even by his smallest actions.

But he wasn't into that kind of stuff. Glory was Franz's and Erick's territory. But the man known as Master Chief SPARTAN One-One-Seven still held onto a small bit of pride as he looked for his unit. "Bravo! Meet up!" he shouted through external speakers.

"You're not going to make them jump out of the Pelican again, are you?" An AI in his armor asked.
"Only if it's needed, Cortana," the Chief replied as he shut off the speakers.
"I was afraid you'd say that."

As soldiers gathered up in their respective areas, the double doors hissed open to the armory, allowing in the mythic man that was Erick von Long. The room quieted instantly as each soldier then instantly snapped to attention, giving the man a proper salute as he entered the room. As the doors hissed shut behind him, he returned the salute before saying, "At ease, y'all."

The soldiers assumed a Parade Rest stance as Erick began to brief them. "Y'all know the mission, so I won't go into details," he began. "However, I do expect y'all to operate to th' letter! No screw-ups! This world may not be important t' some of ya, but I know one girl whose kids live on this planet, and she'll be more pissed than a snake on a hot rock if ya let her kids get hurt! We'll operate as standard, and take out every las' bit o' that Infestation! Command has issued a protocol," he lifted one of his Devices and said something to it. "That protocol is 'Weapons Free'!"

Along the far back area of the armory, the rearmost wall flipped over, revealing rows of weapons; assault rifles, battle rifles, submachine guns, shotguns, the works. Several crates rose up out of the floor, each one filled with grenades, and several stacks came from the ceiling, each one filled with heavy weapons like rocket launchers and defoliant projectors. "Take yer pick!" Erick said. "Though I know y'all will pick the ones yer most comfortable with! Now get to it!"

Each soldier saluted again and made their way to the weapon rows, grabbing standard fare for their "anti-Spawn" ops; one M90 Shotgun and one M6D pistol with enough ammo for both and handfuls of grenades. There were some exceptions (Franz for example opted for an MA5C Assault Rifle as well), but this is what the group mostly carried. Likewise, the Air Wing mostly picked up the BR55 Battle Rifle or M7 SMG as their primary, with a weapon made on Earth as their sidearm - the M1911 .45 pistol. Naomi opted to be different, as her primary was an M4 Carbine, also from Earth.

Erick calmly walked over to a fourth area and pushed a button on the wall. A small section of the wall flipped over, revealing two six-shot revolvers. Picking the weapons up and strapping them on, he turned around and faced his men and women.

"All righ', Order!" He shouted. "Let's go kick some ass!"

-0-

"Yes, sir!"

But to Caro Ru Lushe, living peacefully on the same world that the OFM was fast approaching, life could not be any calmer. Life had seen little action in the past eight years, so the young summoner had devoted her life on the wildlife preservation to other tasks; namely, she had developed gardening as a hobby. Stereotypical to be sure, but Caro liked flowers, and had a nice garden outside her home. The world she lived on, though TSA controlled, had little in the way of actual TSA facilities in this region save for a relaxed outpost similar to a police station. It also had little in the way of civilization; the nearest house was some two or three kilometers away, and the aforementioned facility was a solid ten.

Wiping her hands of dirt and weeds, Caro stood up and adjusted her hat. Eight years had been very kind to her, giving the young girl a good figure and above-average thinking capacity. Her magic had developed little, but she was an A-rank mage now, and she was happy with that. Other than the occasional poacher, after all, they had little to worry about when it came to major threats. And as Caro walked back into her home, taking off her hat and letting her long pink hair spill about her shoulders, any major threats were light-years away it seemed.

Hanging her hat on a rack next to the entrance, she was pleasantly surprised to see a familiar girl with violet hair and red eyes relaxed on her couch, watching a video stream from Midchilda. "Ah, Lu-chan," she greeted. "I didn't hear you arrive."

Lutecia Alphino smiled and nodded. "Hello, Caro-chan. I came in through the back, I hope you don't mind."
"Not at all!"

Like Caro, Lutecia had developed similarly in the past eight years, enough to where people who didn't know them assumed that they were twins. Other than the difference in personality, the two did look quite similar, though when it came to magic they were worlds apart; the TSAB had never removed the seal they had placed on Lutecia, and so her magic was all but useless. Her Guardians, however, were still around. And Garyuu had developed a few tricks of his own.

Although still introverted, Lutecia had since developed a strong bond between herself, Caro, and Erio, and had become close enough to them that she felt comfortable expressing herself around them. It was evident from the smile on her face when Caro sat down next to her and the two started talking about recent events.

"I noticed that Erio-kun is missing," Lutecia mentioned.
"Yeah, he left a few days ago to visit the Air Wing that's training here," Caro said. "He wanted to participate in a few mock battles; well, that's what he told me."

"...maybe..." Lutecia couldn't resist the urge. "...maybe he just wanted to get out of under your iron grip. I understand that you can be a bit rough with him."

"L-Lu-chan!" Caro balked, her eyes wide. It was rare for Lutecia to crack a joke, but when she did, it almost always caught one off guard. "Th-that! Ahh!" Caro blushed and covered her face with her hands. "Y-you shouldn't joke about stuff like that!"

Lutecia only returned a light giggle. "It still embarrasses you so much," she observed. "Even though it's no secret between us."

"Still..." Caro uncovered her face, though she was still blushing. "It's weird to talk about it."
"I suppose," Lutecia replied; she had no such reservations. "Let's change subjects, then."

"Yes, lets," Caro nodded. "You told me on the phone that your mother could use magic again?"
Lutecia nodded. "Yes, most of her magical potential has returned, though without a Device of some sort she cannot cast very effectively. Furthermore, she-"

A loud knock on the door interrupted the girls' conversation. Caro, confused at first, was slow to react before she shouted "C-coming!" and standing up, heading for the door. Lutecia narrowed her eyes, suspicious, and looked off to her side, nodding once. Garyuu, who had been hiding in Caro's blind spot, returned the nod and set down the book he had been reading, heading for the back door and deploying an arm-blade as he did.

Caro opened the door, revealing a man wearing stylish Knight Armor. "C-can I help you?"

"Yes, of course!" The man said, pushing a loose strand of his vibrant red hair away from his yellow eyes. "You certainly can, Misses Ru Lushe."

"...I seem to be at a disadvantage," Caro said, chuckling. "You seem to know me, but I don't know you."
"Well, you and your friend Mister Mondial are quite popular," the man replied, smiling none too kindly and causing Caro to go into a passive guard stance. Folding her hands behind her back, she activated her Boost Device. "As well as Miss Alphino and her mother."

"..." Lutecia was silent as the man locked gazes with her. He has the same look as Scaglietti when he began to lose it. she thought to herself. To Caro, she said, Watch it.

Don't worry about me, Lu-chan. Caro thought, never tearing her gaze from the man. "We're simply mages, sir... though Erio-kun is a Knight."

"Yes, that is true, isn't it?" The man observed. "Well, no matter, for you see..." he grinned wildly. "You girls and boys have something I want. Or rather, something we want." Caro didn't like where this conversation was going.

"...what is it I have? ...Who... are you?" She asked slowly, activating a single Wing Shooter behind her back. She backed up a step as the man bowed.

"Forgive us," The man said, his voice distorted and darker. "[b]Call us... Omega. And we want... your Linker Core!" The man moved quickly, raising up and lunging for Caro. The young mage backed up a step and threw her Wing Shooter in his face, causing him to clutch his cheek in pain and back up. Garyuu was waiting there, pulling the man back and putting an arm-blade on his neck.

"Move - you will not," Garyuu said. "You do - Kill you, I will."
"Damn monster," The person known as "Omega" growled. "It is not that easy to stop us."

Lutecia suddenly screamed, causing Caro to turn around in surprise. A giant slimy tentacle had came in through a window and wrapped itself around the girl's arms. As Lutecia struggled, the tentacle lifted into the air and began to apply pressure, threatening to snap the summoner's arms like twigs. "C-Caro! Help!"

[Wing Shooter, Mark 2] Kerykeion intoned. Caro lifted her hand into the air and began to focus multiple orbs of energy, hurling them into the tentacle and forcing it to drop Lutecia. Simultaneously, a scythe-arm was pressed against Garyuu's neck as a Hydralisk-form exited a portal seal, hissing with animalistic anger. Garyuu looked over his shoulder at the beast, then back at "Omega". Meanwhile, Caro and Lutecia ran through to the back door and got out of the house, with Caro donning her Barrier Jacket in the process.

Both female mages made it out, only to hear the sounds of screeching as several Infection Forms burst from the nearby woods, hissing at them and snapping their jaws. Caro and Lutecia backed up from them, but several Human Combat Forms were closing in from that side as well. With Garyuu locked in a stalemate, they had no other protection that was close by. "What do we do?" Caro wondered.

"No Voltaire?" Lutecia asked. Caro shook her head. "No, of course not; that would be too convenient. Anything else?"

"Eto... I know! Kerykeion!" The girl held her hand up. "Wrought Iron Summon! Alchemic Wings!"

A large magic symbol appeared below Caro as two large metal wings materialized on her back. Grabbing Lutecia by the waist, Caro lifted the both of them into the air as Infection Forms leaped at them, narrowly avoiding it. "Garyuu!" Lutecia shouted at her guardian. Garyuu nodded, breaking the stalemate by kneeing "Omega" in the back and crossing his arms together.

"Teleport - Dimension Step." It said. It rapidly blinked out of this dimension back to its home one, then back into his master's dimension, some ten meters away. Looking briefly at his opponents, Garyuu turned and leaped into the air, taking flight and easily catching up with Caro and Lutecia. Omega growled.

"Chase them," he said to his Spawn. "You may kill them, but do not infect them; we need the Linker Core relatively intact." The Hydralisk bowed its head in response and hissed twice, causing another portal to open up in the sky. From out of this portal came a flying beast resembling a cross between a bat and a dinosaur, flapping its two large wings rapidly as it gave chase to the girls and beast.



Shortly after, Omega himself took to the air, not bothering to suppress a grin as more portals opened up. He locked his sights on Caro and Lutecia, who sped away rapidly toward the TSA facility nearby. "Too bad for them," he said to himself. "That they don't know I already... dealt with... all of those people."

He was right; as Caro fed more energy to keeping her Alchemic Wings intact, her destination was the 10 kilometer distant TSA facility. "Do you think we'll make it?" Lutecia asked.

"I hope so," Caro answered. "We might have to walk some of the dis-"

Caro eyes suddenly widened as the flying creature fired a three-pointed glaive at her from some hundred meters. The glaived pierced Caro's Barrier Jacket like it wasn't there and broke through her skin easily, nearly tearing out the other side. Caro coughed up blood and dropped Lutecia before she herself dropped from the sky. Garyuu caught both girls and set them down on the ground, next to a cliff face, before turning about and flying off again, engaging the flying creature in air-to-air combat.

"Caro!" Lutecia cried, kneeling next to the other girl as Caro's eyes became dull and vacant. "Caro!" Slowly, Caro lifted up one hand and grasped Lutecia's with it, squeezing it tightly as she stared in the violet-haired girl's general direction. Lutecia tried to give Caro all the magic energy she could through Mana Transfer as Kerykeion's auto-heal tried to seal up the wound and push out the glaive. Lutecia herself pushed Caro to her side and tried to pull out the embedded object, but only succeeded in cutting her hand open and causing her to bleed at a dangerous rate as well.

A hiss made Lutecia look up; A Hydralisk had found them. Her eyes widened in surprise, all Lutecia could think to do was put her body over Caro's, in a final attempt to protect her "twin".

The creature raised its scythe-arm into the air. "Die..." it seemed to whisper.

The Hydralisk brought its arm down.

[Sonic Move.]

A flash of yellow lightning streaked through the air, slamming into the Hydralisk and throwing it back into the woods.

The lightning arced upward, then back down, hitting the ground next to Caro and Lutecia. The lightning morphed, turning human; a familiar young man with a white and red Barrier Jacket, wielding an equally familiar spear.

"Erio-kun..." Lutecia whispered. Erio Mondial kneeled down next to Caro as she shivered. "I don't think she'll-"
"She'll make it," Erio said without hesitation as he caressed the girl's face. "I know she will." He gave Caro a comforting smile, which seemed to warm the girl a little. "Her magic knows no bounds... so she'll be okay." Looking at Lutecia, he said. "Lu-chan, watch her."

"Erio..."
"I have vengeance to exact."

Erio stood up and turned about, facing the woods as a mob of Infection and Combat Forms poured forth, along with several Hydralisks. The being known as Omega landed in front of them, a smirk on his face. "Oh?" He mocked. "You against my minions?" To his confusion, Erio only shook his head.

"No," he answered. Jerking his head to the side, he said. "Us against you." From below the cliff face, a great white dragon flapped its wings, rising up in its full glory as its eyes glistened with elemental fire, staring at the people that hurt one of its masters. "Friedrich, let's go."

And Friedrich roared! A roar of primal fury that even caused Omega to shake in his boots! Erio coiled his muscles and leaped forward, charging Omega with spear tip pointing ahead, ready to gut the man where he stood. Pulling out a blade, Omega deflected the charge and redirected it to his side. As Friedrich breathed fire upon the Spawn, setting them and the very forest itself aflame, Erio turned around with an overhead slash. As blades met, sparks flew and a magical shockwave emitted, forcing a sphere of electric wind to hurtle from the warriors.

"You think you can defeat me?" Omega asked as he pushed forward, forcing Erio back. The former Lightning Squad member paused in midair and fired a cartridge. Behind him, Friedrich landed, using its massive claws to toss about the Spawn like so many ragdolls, sporadically breathing lines of fire to keep them at bay. Above them, Garyuu finished off the flying form, piercing its brain with an arm-blade, before diving in to engage the opponents on the ground.

"No..." Erio said, giving a return smirk. "I know I can." Twirling Strada overhead once, Erio ignited the spear's jets and charged forward. Lightning coursed through the spear, converging into the tip and extending from it. Erio screamed at Omega, who simply lifted his sword, ready to deflect the attack. Erio twisted, flipped once, and hurled his spear at Omega. Omega blocked the attack easily, deflecting the weapon and knocking it to the ground.

When he looked up, he caught the attack of an electric fist dead-on in the chest, knocking him backward several yards. Before he could recover, Erio was above him; with a spin, he kicked Omega to the ground in a flash of lightning magic, and the impact created a small crater in the ground where he hit. Omega groaned in pain, cursing under his breath, and Erio charged magical energy and literally made Strada leap to him; clutching the spear in both hands, he activated Mode Two, fired three cartridges, and charged the ground where Omega lay.

"Not today, kid," Omega said, lifting his hands and putting up a Field Defense. The spear tip and field connected in a flash of energy, sending ripples of magic flying through the air. Erio grimaced and fired off two more cartridges, slowly forcing the spear tip in. "Oh, think you can beat me? Ha!" Omega taunted. Grabbing his sword, Omega collapsed the field defense, grabbed Strada by the shaft, and pulled it closer. Taking the spear in the gut, Omega came across with his blade, shattering the Barrier Jacket on Erio's right arm with extreme force. The hit blasted Erio off of Omega, sending him through the fire and flames and into a horde of Spawn.

Erio rolled, skidding to a stop on one hand and both feet. Glaring up through the fire as Omega stood up and slowly began walking toward Lutecia and Caro, Erio charged, ignoring the flames licking his Barrier Jacket. A tail lashed out from a Hydralisk as it burned in Freidrich's fire, hissing and firing its deadly spines. Erio leaped, grabbing the tail and using it as a pivot. Somersaulting in midair, Erio conjured a ball of lightning in his hands and brought it down on the Hydralisk's head, creating a large explosion that consumed both and many of the hissing Infection Forms that surrounded them.

Before the residual energy could clear up, Erio was already moving again. Like a bolt of lightning, he criss-crossed the sky and came down with a flying kick. The yellow-eyed mage was expecting it, however, and ducked at the last second. Grabbing Erio by the heel, he screamed in fury and forced the young knight to change directions; this time, he flung Erio straight into the ground. Erio gasped as the wind was knocked out of him, but refused to even stop for that.

Pushing down and leaping straight up before Omega could bring his sword around, Erio activated Sonic Move and flashed over to his spear. Picking it up while still under the spell's effects, he leaped toward Omega and slashed. Omega easily reacted, blocking the spear with his armor and thrusting with his sword. Erio in turn countered by grabbing the sword by the crossguard and pulling it past him, letting go of Strada and giving Omega a swift right hook. Omega staggered, leaving himself open as Erio charged magic through to his fists.

"Shiden, Issen!" Erio called out, driving the attack home and blasting Omega upward into the sky. Omega recovered and returned with a charge, flying straight and true straight at Erio as he took to the air and began to focus his mana, once again causing his spear to leap up from the ground to him. The knight flew forward, firing off cartridges as he and Omega met in a bright yellow explosion that outshone the sun itself. From the explosion, Omega flew toward the ground, bounced along it for several feet, and came to a stop some fifty meters from Caro and Lutecia.

Slowly, Omega stood, clutching his bleeding head in pain. "No good." He said. "This vessel is too weak... but I will provide it with all the power it can handle. Young Knight, I grant you the power. Ye Shall Be As Gods."

Omega screamed in pain and rage to the sky, his yellow eyes focused on Erio as the knight formed a Belkan sigil under him. Screaming with power as he collected the magical energy into Strada, firing off his remaining cartridges, Erio's mind was focused, and his target was ahead of him. Pointing the spear tip at Omega, Erio finished up the beginning of his spell, and as he collected the last of the mana in the area, he distinctly heard Freidrich roar in fury.

"This is it..." he said, his voice a growl. "My final attack. Do or die, now or never! White! Lightning! Devastator!" And Erio charged forth, white lightning energy emitted from Strada's tip like a vortex. The jets on the spear activated, further propelling Erio forward as he went faster than he ever had before. Omega, still clutching his head in pain, roared at Erio as he drew closer.

Omega lifted a hand in defiance. For the briefest moment, Erio could feel as his spear connected with that hand.

A bright white explosion filled the area, emitting from the point of contact and expanding in a forty-meter radius. Lutecia covered Caro from the debris that was kicked up by the explosion, bits of hot rock and dust and dirt that flew about. As Friedrich and Garyuu continued to hold off the Spawn, both being briefly looked back at the explosion before continuing their battle.

When the explosion faded...

Erio's stunned face looked down. Omega - or was it him? - had Strada's spear tip held between two fingers. His hair was now white, his eyes, the color of the galaxy, as he smirked at Erio. "It is over." he said simply. In a flash of energy, Omega disappeared and reappeared next to Erio, kicking him hard in the gut and sending him flying backward. A dozen tentacles popped up out of the ground and bound Erio in the sky as more Hydralisks appeared, aiming their spines at him. Even more of the Spawn tentacles shot up from every angle, binding Lutecia and Caro, then Garyuu and Friedrich and sending both of them to the ground.

The being that was Omega laughed. "Most excellent." He rasped. Holding up a glowing hand, he looked at Lutecia as she struggled in the bind. "Now, let me take that Linker Core of yours." Laughing maliciously, he began to walk slowly toward the summoner. "Prepare for hell, little one."

Suddenly, Omega stopped and took a step back. As if on cue, small motes of dust kicked up from the ground. From the sky, bullets - real bullets - rained down at Omega, twelve shots total. More bullets fell onto the Spawn, cutting apart the tentacles and forcing them to drop their captives, shredding the Infection and Combat Forms, and concaving the thick carapaces of the Hydralisks.

"What-" Omega began, but before he could finish, a flash of red energy charged him. Instinctively raising his sword in defense, the red energy turned out to be the burning flame of Glen's sword, with said mage attached, his eyes filled with fury. Glen leaped back and landed next to Caro and Lutecia as forty other soldiers all landed behind him.

Erick reloaded his revolvers, his eyes fixed on Omega. "Well," he said. "Looks like we just arrived in th' nick of time! Now Franz, wha' does that make us?"

"Sir!" Franz answered. "Big damn heroes, sir!"
"Ain't we just?" Erick smirked. "Order, engage!"

Hope you like

[Kha]

Originally Posted by Kagerou

Since Scene 3 is shaping up to be quite sizable, I'm going to post the first half now. This scene features much asskickery with a little bit of humor.

Spoiler for MSLN Alpha, Episode 2, Scene IIIA:

Aboard the OFM Ship Aus'ruf, Dimensional Space

On board a far more conventional starship, activity was rampant.

From the ship's bridge, buzzing with activity as each bridge bunny ensured the vessel's safe trip through Dimensional Space, to the hangar bays, where several engineers and technicans fueled up and outfitted the Pelican dropships and single SR-103C. In the ship's armory, soldiers picked up their main form of combat; Storage Devices of every shape and size, mixed in with the occasional Armed and Intelligent Device, were pulled out of lockers and activated. Soldiers of the ship's ground unit became clad in black helmeted armor, while the air unit became clothed in Barrier Jackets resembling Navy Class A's.

Within this expansive locker room, various familiar faces could be seen among the grim, determined soldiers as they suited up for battle. Among these were two people from the briefing yesterday - Glen Schattenman and Emili Nailo. Their lockers were next to each other; no coincidence, as both were leaders of the Air Wing, and also because of their personal relationship.

"What do you think it'll be this time?" Emili asked Glen as she pulled two secondary Devices out of her locker, putting one on like a belt.

"The world we're going to has a high natural mana concentration," Glen answered as he grabbed a backup Storage Device - a pistol-shaped one - and strapped it to his side. "We could face quite a bit of opposition... and I sense something else as we get closer."

"Is it... one of them?" Emili asked as she lifted the other Device to her ear. "Henshin," she whispered into it, attaching the Device to its partner on her waist, causing it to activate its programming and create a suit of armor specifically tailored for her; the Air Wing's so-called "Ghost Armor". Pulling the helmet off, she stared at Glen, who nodded.

"I believe so. He may be in control of this outbreak if he's succumbed enough to the corruption." He paused. "I... honestly don't know how strong he is... and somehow, that frightens me a little."

"Well, maybe this will boost your confidence," Emili said, smiling as she grabbed Glen by the collar and pulled him close for a deep kiss that never ceased in blowing his mind away and simultaneously clearing up both their worries. When they parted, both couldn't help but smile at each other. "Come back alive, okay?"

"You, too," Glen said. "Now go get with your Sentai."
"Of course!" Emili affirmed, putting her helmet back on and holding up a hand as she walked away. "Lance Flight, with me!"

"Sword Flight, gather up!" Glen shouted as he walked in the opposite direction.

In another part of the armory, Franz Jaeger put his own Armed Device, Cobra, in its Rifle Form and slung it over his shoulder. As he turned and began to walk away from his locker, he paused and narrowed his eyes.

Standing in front of him, a small girl with a single long ponytail was gearing up in the same armor as Emili's. Before she could activate the Devices, though, she took one look at Franz and frowned, disgust evident on her face. Both soldiers stared at each other, seemingly unsure but at the same time resolute.

"...Naomi." Franz said to his sister.
"Jaeger," Naomi replied quickly, huffing and looking away. "What do you want?"
"I want to have my sister back," he answered.
"You don't have a sister." Naomi said, walking away. "I told you to leave me alone, already!" Franz watched the girl go and activate her armor, leaving him alone. Sighing with a mix of discomfort and emotional duress, he activated his own Jacket and held up a hand. "Alpha! Meet up!" Franz made a checklist in his head, remember that one of his Company's men would be staying on the ship to take care of Keroko.

In yet another part of the armory, a large metal door hissed open, allowing a single man to step through. Nothing betrayed his face, as he wore a olive green metal suit of amor that was both a mix of Barrier Jacket and more solid metals along with a similarly colored helmet with gold visor. He stood tall and silent, a hulking giant of a man that cause many near him to instinctively back up as he hefted his Storage Device up and rested it gently on his shoulder. This man, nearly as much a legend as Erick on board the ship, never ceased to amaze, even by his smallest actions.

But he wasn't into that kind of stuff. Glory was Franz's and Erick's territory. But the man known as Master Chief SPARTAN One-One-Seven still held onto a small bit of pride as he looked for his unit. "Bravo! Meet up!" he shouted through external speakers.

"You're not going to make them jump out of the Pelican again, are you?" An AI in his armor asked.
"Only if it's needed, Cortana," the Chief replied as he shut off the speakers.
"I was afraid you'd say that."

As soldiers gathered up in their respective areas, the double doors hissed open to the armory, allowing in the mythic man that was Erick von Long. The room quieted instantly as each soldier then instantly snapped to attention, giving the man a proper salute as he entered the room. As the doors hissed shut behind him, he returned the salute before saying, "At ease, y'all."

The soldiers assumed a Parade Rest stance as Erick began to brief them. "Y'all know the mission, so I won't go into details," he began. "However, I do expect y'all to operate to th' letter! No screw-ups! This world may not be important t' some of ya, but I know one girl whose kids live on this planet, and she'll be more pissed than a snake on a hot rock if ya let her kids get hurt! We'll operate as standard, and take out every las' bit o' that Infestation! Command has issued a protocol," he lifted one of his Devices and said something to it. "That protocol is 'Weapons Free'!"

Along the far back area of the armory, the rearmost wall flipped over, revealing rows of weapons; assault rifles, battle rifles, submachine guns, shotguns, the works. Several crates rose up out of the floor, each one filled with grenades, and several stacks came from the ceiling, each one filled with heavy weapons like rocket launchers and defoliant projectors. "Take yer pick!" Erick said. "Though I know y'all will pick the ones yer most comfortable with! Now get to it!"

Each soldier saluted again and made their way to the weapon rows, grabbing standard fare for their "anti-Spawn" ops; one M90 Shotgun and one M6D pistol with enough ammo for both and handfuls of grenades. There were some exceptions (Franz for example opted for an MA5C Assault Rifle as well), but this is what the group mostly carried. Likewise, the Air Wing mostly picked up the BR55 Battle Rifle or M7 SMG as their primary, with a weapon made on Earth as their sidearm - the M1911 .45 pistol. Naomi opted to be different, as her primary was an M4 Carbine, also from Earth.

Erick calmly walked over to a fourth area and pushed a button on the wall. A small section of the wall flipped over, revealing two six-shot revolvers. Picking the weapons up and strapping them on, he turned around and faced his men and women.

"All righ', Order!" He shouted. "Let's go kick some ass!"

-0-

"Yes, sir!"

But to Caro Ru Lushe, living peacefully on the same world that the OFM was fast approaching, life could not be any calmer. Life had seen little action in the past eight years, so the young summoner had devoted her life on the wildlife preservation to other tasks; namely, she had developed gardening as a hobby. Stereotypical to be sure, but Caro liked flowers, and had a nice garden outside her home. The world she lived on, though TSA controlled, had little in the way of actual TSA facilities in this region save for a relaxed outpost similar to a police station. It also had little in the way of civilization; the nearest house was some two or three kilometers away, and the aforementioned facility was a solid ten.

Wiping her hands of dirt and weeds, Caro stood up and adjusted her hat. Eight years had been very kind to her, giving the young girl a good figure and above-average thinking capacity. Her magic had developed little, but she was an A-rank mage now, and she was happy with that. Other than the occasional poacher, after all, they had little to worry about when it came to major threats. And as Caro walked back into her home, taking off her hat and letting her long pink hair spill about her shoulders, any major threats were light-years away it seemed.

Hanging her hat on a rack next to the entrance, she was pleasantly surprised to see a familiar girl with violet hair and red eyes relaxed on her couch, watching a video stream from Midchilda. "Ah, Lu-chan," she greeted. "I didn't hear you arrive."

Lutecia Alphino smiled and nodded. "Hello, Caro-chan. I came in through the back, I hope you don't mind."
"Not at all!"

Like Caro, Lutecia had developed similarly in the past eight years, enough to where people who didn't know them assumed that they were twins. Other than the difference in personality, the two did look quite similar, though when it came to magic they were worlds apart; the TSAB had never removed the seal they had placed on Lutecia, and so her magic was all but useless. Her Guardians, however, were still around. And Garyuu had developed a few tricks of his own.

Although still introverted, Lutecia had since developed a strong bond between herself, Caro, and Erio, and had become close enough to them that she felt comfortable expressing herself around them. It was evident from the smile on her face when Caro sat down next to her and the two started talking about recent events.

"I noticed that Erio-kun is missing," Lutecia mentioned.
"Yeah, he left a few days ago to visit the Air Wing that's training here," Caro said. "He wanted to participate in a few mock battles; well, that's what he told me."

"...maybe..." Lutecia couldn't resist the urge. "...maybe he just wanted to get out of under your iron grip. I understand that you can be a bit rough with him."

"L-Lu-chan!" Caro balked, her eyes wide. It was rare for Lutecia to crack a joke, but when she did, it almost always caught one off guard. "Th-that! Ahh!" Caro blushed and covered her face with her hands. "Y-you shouldn't joke about stuff like that!"

Lutecia only returned a light giggle. "It still embarrasses you so much," she observed. "Even though it's no secret between us."

"Still..." Caro uncovered her face, though she was still blushing. "It's weird to talk about it."
"I suppose," Lutecia replied; she had no such reservations. "Let's change subjects, then."

"Yes, lets," Caro nodded. "You told me on the phone that your mother could use magic again?"
Lutecia nodded. "Yes, most of her magical potential has returned, though without a Device of some sort she cannot cast very effectively. Furthermore, she-"

A loud knock on the door interrupted the girls' conversation. Caro, confused at first, was slow to react before she shouted "C-coming!" and standing up, heading for the door. Lutecia narrowed her eyes, suspicious, and looked off to her side, nodding once. Garyuu, who had been hiding in Caro's blind spot, returned the nod and set down the book he had been reading, heading for the back door and deploying an arm-blade as he did.

Caro opened the door, revealing a man wearing stylish Knight Armor. "C-can I help you?"

"Yes, of course!" The man said, pushing a loose strand of his vibrant red hair away from his yellow eyes. "You certainly can, Misses Ru Lushe."

"...I seem to be at a disadvantage," Caro said, chuckling. "You seem to know me, but I don't know you."
"Well, you and your friend Mister Mondial are quite popular," the man replied, smiling none too kindly and causing Caro to go into a passive guard stance. Folding her hands behind her back, she activated her Boost Device. "As well as Miss Alphino and her mother."

"..." Lutecia was silent as the man locked gazes with her. He has the same look as Scaglietti when he began to lose it. she thought to herself. To Caro, she said, Watch it.

Don't worry about me, Lu-chan. Caro thought, never tearing her gaze from the man. "We're simply mages, sir... though Erio-kun is a Knight."

"Yes, that is true, isn't it?" The man observed. "Well, no matter, for you see..." he grinned wildly. "You girls and boys have something I want. Or rather, something we want." Caro didn't like where this conversation was going.

"...what is it I have? ...Who... are you?" She asked slowly, activating a single Wing Shooter behind her back. She backed up a step as the man bowed.

"Forgive us," The man said, his voice distorted and darker. "[b]Call us... Omega. And we want... your Linker Core!" The man moved quickly, raising up and lunging for Caro. The young mage backed up a step and threw her Wing Shooter in his face, causing him to clutch his cheek in pain and back up. Garyuu was waiting there, pulling the man back and putting an arm-blade on his neck.

"Move - you will not," Garyuu said. "You do - Kill you, I will."
"Damn monster," The person known as "Omega" growled. "It is not that easy to stop us."

Lutecia suddenly screamed, causing Caro to turn around in surprise. A giant slimy tentacle had came in through a window and wrapped itself around the girl's arms. As Lutecia struggled, the tentacle lifted into the air and began to apply pressure, threatening to snap the summoner's arms like twigs. "C-Caro! Help!"

[Wing Shooter, Mark 2] Kerykeion intoned. Caro lifted her hand into the air and began to focus multiple orbs of energy, hurling them into the tentacle and forcing it to drop Lutecia. Simultaneously, a scythe-arm was pressed against Garyuu's neck as a Hydralisk-form exited a portal seal, hissing with animalistic anger. Garyuu looked over his shoulder at the beast, then back at "Omega". Meanwhile, Caro and Lutecia ran through to the back door and got out of the house, with Caro donning her Barrier Jacket in the process.

Both female mages made it out, only to hear the sounds of screeching as several Infection Forms burst from the nearby woods, hissing at them and snapping their jaws. Caro and Lutecia backed up from them, but several Human Combat Forms were closing in from that side as well. With Garyuu locked in a stalemate, they had no other protection that was close by. "What do we do?" Caro wondered.

"No Voltaire?" Lutecia asked. Caro shook her head. "No, of course not; that would be too convenient. Anything else?"

"Eto... I know! Kerykeion!" The girl held her hand up. "Wrought Iron Summon! Alchemic Wings!"

A large magic symbol appeared below Caro as two large metal wings materialized on her back. Grabbing Lutecia by the waist, Caro lifted the both of them into the air as Infection Forms leaped at them, narrowly avoiding it. "Garyuu!" Lutecia shouted at her guardian. Garyuu nodded, breaking the stalemate by kneeing "Omega" in the back and crossing his arms together.

"Teleport - Dimension Step." It said. It rapidly blinked out of this dimension back to its home one, then back into his master's dimension, some ten meters away. Looking briefly at his opponents, Garyuu turned and leaped into the air, taking flight and easily catching up with Caro and Lutecia. Omega growled.

"Chase them," he said to his Spawn. "You may kill them, but do not infect them; we need the Linker Core relatively intact." The Hydralisk bowed its head in response and hissed twice, causing another portal to open up in the sky. From out of this portal came a flying beast resembling a cross between a bat and a dinosaur, flapping its two large wings rapidly as it gave chase to the girls and beast.



Shortly after, Omega himself took to the air, not bothering to suppress a grin as more portals opened up. He locked his sights on Caro and Lutecia, who sped away rapidly toward the TSA facility nearby. "Too bad for them," he said to himself. "That they don't know I already... dealt with... all of those people."

He was right; as Caro fed more energy to keeping her Alchemic Wings intact, her destination was the 10 kilometer distant TSA facility. "Do you think we'll make it?" Lutecia asked.

"I hope so," Caro answered. "We might have to walk some of the dis-"

Caro eyes suddenly widened as the flying creature fired a three-pointed glaive at her from some hundred meters. The glaived pierced Caro's Barrier Jacket like it wasn't there and broke through her skin easily, nearly tearing out the other side. Caro coughed up blood and dropped Lutecia before she herself dropped from the sky. Garyuu caught both girls and set them down on the ground, next to a cliff face, before turning about and flying off again, engaging the flying creature in air-to-air combat.

"Caro!" Lutecia cried, kneeling next to the other girl as Caro's eyes became dull and vacant. "Caro!" Slowly, Caro lifted up one hand and grasped Lutecia's with it, squeezing it tightly as she stared in the violet-haired girl's general direction. Lutecia tried to give Caro all the magic energy she could through Mana Transfer as Kerykeion's auto-heal tried to seal up the wound and push out the glaive. Lutecia herself pushed Caro to her side and tried to pull out the embedded object, but only succeeded in cutting her hand open and causing her to bleed at a dangerous rate as well.

A hiss made Lutecia look up; A Hydralisk had found them. Her eyes widened in surprise, all Lutecia could think to do was put her body over Caro's, in a final attempt to protect her "twin".

The creature raised its scythe-arm into the air. "Die..." it seemed to whisper.

The Hydralisk brought its arm down.

[Sonic Move.]

A flash of yellow lightning streaked through the air, slamming into the Hydralisk and throwing it back into the woods.

The lightning arced upward, then back down, hitting the ground next to Caro and Lutecia. The lightning morphed, turning human; a familiar young man with a white and red Barrier Jacket, wielding an equally familiar spear.

"Erio-kun..." Lutecia whispered. Erio Mondial kneeled down next to Caro as she shivered. "I don't think she'll-"
"She'll make it," Erio said without hesitation as he caressed the girl's face. "I know she will." He gave Caro a comforting smile, which seemed to warm the girl a little. "Her magic knows no bounds... so she'll be okay." Looking at Lutecia, he said. "Lu-chan, watch her."

"Erio..."
"I have vengeance to exact."

Erio stood up and turned about, facing the woods as a mob of Infection and Combat Forms poured forth, along with several Hydralisks. The being known as Omega landed in front of them, a smirk on his face. "Oh?" He mocked. "You against my minions?" To his confusion, Erio only shook his head.

"No," he answered. Jerking his head to the side, he said. "Us against you." From below the cliff face, a great white dragon flapped its wings, rising up in its full glory as its eyes glistened with elemental fire, staring at the people that hurt one of its masters. "Friedrich, let's go."

And Friedrich roared! A roar of primal fury that even caused Omega to shake in his boots! Erio coiled his muscles and leaped forward, charging Omega with spear tip pointing ahead, ready to gut the man where he stood. Pulling out a blade, Omega deflected the charge and redirected it to his side. As Friedrich breathed fire upon the Spawn, setting them and the very forest itself aflame, Erio turned around with an overhead slash. As blades met, sparks flew and a magical shockwave emitted, forcing a sphere of electric wind to hurtle from the warriors.

"You think you can defeat me?" Omega asked as he pushed forward, forcing Erio back. The former Lightning Squad member paused in midair and fired a cartridge. Behind him, Friedrich landed, using its massive claws to toss about the Spawn like so many ragdolls, sporadically breathing lines of fire to keep them at bay. Above them, Garyuu finished off the flying form, piercing its brain with an arm-blade, before diving in to engage the opponents on the ground.

"No..." Erio said, giving a return smirk. "I know I can." Twirling Strada overhead once, Erio ignited the spear's jets and charged forward. Lightning coursed through the spear, converging into the tip and extending from it. Erio screamed at Omega, who simply lifted his sword, ready to deflect the attack. Erio twisted, flipped once, and hurled his spear at Omega. Omega blocked the attack easily, deflecting the weapon and knocking it to the ground.

When he looked up, he caught the attack of an electric fist dead-on in the chest, knocking him backward several yards. Before he could recover, Erio was above him; with a spin, he kicked Omega to the ground in a flash of lightning magic, and the impact created a small crater in the ground where he hit. Omega groaned in pain, cursing under his breath, and Erio charged magical energy and literally made Strada leap to him; clutching the spear in both hands, he activated Mode Two, fired three cartridges, and charged the ground where Omega lay.

"Not today, kid," Omega said, lifting his hands and putting up a Field Defense. The spear tip and field connected in a flash of energy, sending ripples of magic flying through the air. Erio grimaced and fired off two more cartridges, slowly forcing the spear tip in. "Oh, think you can beat me? Ha!" Omega taunted. Grabbing his sword, Omega collapsed the field defense, grabbed Strada by the shaft, and pulled it closer. Taking the spear in the gut, Omega came across with his blade, shattering the Barrier Jacket on Erio's right arm with extreme force. The hit blasted Erio off of Omega, sending him through the fire and flames and into a horde of Spawn.

Erio rolled, skidding to a stop on one hand and both feet. Glaring up through the fire as Omega stood up and slowly began walking toward Lutecia and Caro, Erio charged, ignoring the flames licking his Barrier Jacket. A tail lashed out from a Hydralisk as it burned in Freidrich's fire, hissing and firing its deadly spines. Erio leaped, grabbing the tail and using it as a pivot. Somersaulting in midair, Erio conjured a ball of lightning in his hands and brought it down on the Hydralisk's head, creating a large explosion that consumed both and many of the hissing Infection Forms that surrounded them.

Before the residual energy could clear up, Erio was already moving again. Like a bolt of lightning, he criss-crossed the sky and came down with a flying kick. The yellow-eyed mage was expecting it, however, and ducked at the last second. Grabbing Erio by the heel, he screamed in fury and forced the young knight to change directions; this time, he flung Erio straight into the ground. Erio gasped as the wind was knocked out of him, but refused to even stop for that.

Pushing down and leaping straight up before Omega could bring his sword around, Erio activated Sonic Move and flashed over to his spear. Picking it up while still under the spell's effects, he leaped toward Omega and slashed. Omega easily reacted, blocking the spear with his armor and thrusting with his sword. Erio in turn countered by grabbing the sword by the crossguard and pulling it past him, letting go of Strada and giving Omega a swift right hook. Omega staggered, leaving himself open as Erio charged magic through to his fists.

"Shiden, Issen!" Erio called out, driving the attack home and blasting Omega upward into the sky. Omega recovered and returned with a charge, flying straight and true straight at Erio as he took to the air and began to focus his mana, once again causing his spear to leap up from the ground to him. The knight flew forward, firing off cartridges as he and Omega met in a bright yellow explosion that outshone the sun itself. From the explosion, Omega flew toward the ground, bounced along it for several feet, and came to a stop some fifty meters from Caro and Lutecia.

Slowly, Omega stood, clutching his bleeding head in pain. "No good." He said. "This vessel is too weak... but I will provide it with all the power it can handle. Young Knight, I grant you the power. Ye Shall Be As Gods."

Omega screamed in pain and rage to the sky, his yellow eyes focused on Erio as the knight formed a Belkan sigil under him. Screaming with power as he collected the magical energy into Strada, firing off his remaining cartridges, Erio's mind was focused, and his target was ahead of him. Pointing the spear tip at Omega, Erio finished up the beginning of his spell, and as he collected the last of the mana in the area, he distinctly heard Freidrich roar in fury.

"This is it..." he said, his voice a growl. "My final attack. Do or die, now or never! White! Lightning! Devastator!" And Erio charged forth, white lightning energy emitted from Strada's tip like a vortex. The jets on the spear activated, further propelling Erio forward as he went faster than he ever had before. Omega, still clutching his head in pain, roared at Erio as he drew closer.

Omega lifted a hand in defiance. For the briefest moment, Erio could feel as his spear connected with that hand.

A bright white explosion filled the area, emitting from the point of contact and expanding in a forty-meter radius. Lutecia covered Caro from the debris that was kicked up by the explosion, bits of hot rock and dust and dirt that flew about. As Friedrich and Garyuu continued to hold off the Spawn, both being briefly looked back at the explosion before continuing their battle.

When the explosion faded...

Erio's stunned face looked down. Omega - or was it him? - had Strada's spear tip held between two fingers. His hair was now white, his eyes, the color of the galaxy, as he smirked at Erio. "It is over." he said simply. In a flash of energy, Omega disappeared and reappeared next to Erio, kicking him hard in the gut and sending him flying backward. A dozen tentacles popped up out of the ground and bound Erio in the sky as more Hydralisks appeared, aiming their spines at him. Even more of the Spawn tentacles shot up from every angle, binding Lutecia and Caro, then Garyuu and Friedrich and sending both of them to the ground.

The being that was Omega laughed. "Most excellent." He rasped. Holding up a glowing hand, he looked at Lutecia as she struggled in the bind. "Now, let me take that Linker Core of yours." Laughing maliciously, he began to walk slowly toward the summoner. "Prepare for hell, little one."

Suddenly, Omega stopped and took a step back. As if on cue, small motes of dust kicked up from the ground. From the sky, bullets - real bullets - rained down at Omega, twelve shots total. More bullets fell onto the Spawn, cutting apart the tentacles and forcing them to drop their captives, shredding the Infection and Combat Forms, and concaving the thick carapaces of the Hydralisks.

"What-" Omega began, but before he could finish, a flash of red energy charged him. Instinctively raising his sword in defense, the red energy turned out to be the burning flame of Glen's sword, with said mage attached, his eyes filled with fury. Glen leaped back and landed next to Caro and Lutecia as forty other soldiers all landed behind him.

Erick reloaded his revolvers, his eyes fixed on Omega. "Well," he said. "Looks like we just arrived in th' nick of time! Now Franz, wha' does that make us?"

"Sir!" Franz answered. "Big damn heroes, sir!"
"Ain't we just?" Erick smirked. "Order, engage!"

Hope you like

A dere moment from Naomi. I know how to savor that.

Caro and Lutecia turning out like twins left me with a rather... intriguing mental image. (Caro with long hair? Lutecia with matching hair? Why am I seeing Undines?!)

The earlier tentacle attack gave me... shudders.

*remembers Keroko bashing Kha about them*



Nice use of Alchemy there. Rockbell agrees.

Erio's got perfect timing, as always! And I can certainly see him having improved over the last few years. But this is the perfect demonstration of the limits of blinding speed without a major increase in maryoku density. Will we get to see Limiter Break in future?

As for Friediche, he's quite a monster now.

It's good to see bullets that are friendly for once!

My impression of the OFM is changing. A lot.

Looking forward to 117 worth of awesome!

[LoweGear]

Originally Posted by Nightengale

This.



Somehow...

Imagining Vita being a… tsundere towards him, and using a mallet everytime he flirts despite both knowing they love each other is…

SHOULD BE DOES NOT COMPUTE… BUT STRANGELY COMPUTES.

Probably because there’s elements of that in how she treats Nanoha.

Whoever has the guts to court Vita better have an adamantium skull

Originally Posted by Nightengale

*hides them from the backlogged folders*

Makes me wonder if she's still alive by any chance

Originally Posted by Nightengale

Yuuno is more Billy, but eh, crack works. >_>

For some reason, that computes even less

Originally Posted by Nightengale

Strategy-cat fight between Uno and Tesla in video-games.

Oh this I like to see... yeees, watch as Tesla and her Black Hand go up against Uno's Iron Wolves

Originally Posted by Nightengale

[Tesla]

*slams head*

It’s just Griffith without his glasses. It’s just Griffith wearing contacts… colored, one, but still! Why the hell did I see ‘his face’ instead, even for just a split second!?

*slams head further*

Maybe I need glasses as well.

[/Tesla]

This is gonna get complicated

Originally Posted by Nightengale

Or in a nutshell…

Imagine IF Hayate had a crush on Aurion but JUST a mere crush.. and also is good friends with someone who considers Aurion her father, AND also someone she loved as a man, and Aurion somehow… gets into an awkward relationship triangle, and both an internal emotional drama as someone torn between his 'present self' and his 'cold enforcer' days, due to obligation to someone.

And somehow one of the obligations put him in a haywreck of 'being forced to try to seduce Hayate' and putting up with the other girl's emotional attachment to him.

:

For some reason, this sounds a hell lot better than how Mai-Otome handled it.

...

I have no idea what this is about, but it sounds EPIC

Originally Posted by Nightengale

After YUA's return, I wasn't all that surprised. I mean, Slayers IS still ongoing... the novels, I mean.

Just never expected it to actually happen though

Originally Posted by Kha

Valencia. Which is not even on Midchilda.













I wonder what I should call this variation of KHA Breaker? ^^;

The Khalamity BreaKha?

*RUNS*

Originally Posted by USB500

Now I wonder if her hands are full on the reservations.

I'll put in my reservations if you know what I me-

*Aqua Javelin >>> Lowe*

Originally Posted by USB500

Well, no story update from me today. well, at least, stuffs on Frieda/Agnes & the Gemini Yuri Sisters are what I'm concerned.

Sayoko: dirty imaginations aren't allowed!!!! *kills USB500 w/ Silberkugel*

Originally Posted by Kha

It's called a Belka TRIANGLE like the Good Old Days.

Oh dear.

Then it's time for him to stop sitting on the fence and choose whether he likes Sentai or Kamen Rider more (he has elements of both), in terms of his favorite series and the adorable onee-chans fawning over him of course.

*runs*

Or, he can learn from his Meister and take them all come to an... agreement

...

...

*RUNS FASTER*

Originally Posted by Kagerou

Since Scene 3 is shaping up to be quite sizable, I'm going to post the first half now. This scene features much asskickery with a little bit of humor.

Spoiler for MSLN Alpha, Episode 2, Scene IIIA:

Aboard the OFM Ship Aus'ruf, Dimensional Space

On board a far more conventional starship, activity was rampant.

From the ship's bridge, buzzing with activity as each bridge bunny ensured the vessel's safe trip through Dimensional Space, to the hangar bays, where several engineers and technicans fueled up and outfitted the Pelican dropships and single SR-103C. In the ship's armory, soldiers picked up their main form of combat; Storage Devices of every shape and size, mixed in with the occasional Armed and Intelligent Device, were pulled out of lockers and activated. Soldiers of the ship's ground unit became clad in black helmeted armor, while the air unit became clothed in Barrier Jackets resembling Navy Class A's.

Within this expansive locker room, various familiar faces could be seen among the grim, determined soldiers as they suited up for battle. Among these were two people from the briefing yesterday - Glen Schattenman and Emili Nailo. Their lockers were next to each other; no coincidence, as both were leaders of the Air Wing, and also because of their personal relationship.

"What do you think it'll be this time?" Emili asked Glen as she pulled two secondary Devices out of her locker, putting one on like a belt.

"The world we're going to has a high natural mana concentration," Glen answered as he grabbed a backup Storage Device - a pistol-shaped one - and strapped it to his side. "We could face quite a bit of opposition... and I sense something else as we get closer."

"Is it... one of them?" Emili asked as she lifted the other Device to her ear. "Henshin," she whispered into it, attaching the Device to its partner on her waist, causing it to activate its programming and create a suit of armor specifically tailored for her; the Air Wing's so-called "Ghost Armor". Pulling the helmet off, she stared at Glen, who nodded.

"I believe so. He may be in control of this outbreak if he's succumbed enough to the corruption." He paused. "I... honestly don't know how strong he is... and somehow, that frightens me a little."

"Well, maybe this will boost your confidence," Emili said, smiling as she grabbed Glen by the collar and pulled him close for a deep kiss that never ceased in blowing his mind away and simultaneously clearing up both their worries. When they parted, both couldn't help but smile at each other. "Come back alive, okay?"

"You, too," Glen said. "Now go get with your Sentai."
"Of course!" Emili affirmed, putting her helmet back on and holding up a hand as she walked away. "Lance Flight, with me!"

"Sword Flight, gather up!" Glen shouted as he walked in the opposite direction.

In another part of the armory, Franz Jaeger put his own Armed Device, Cobra, in its Rifle Form and slung it over his shoulder. As he turned and began to walk away from his locker, he paused and narrowed his eyes.

Standing in front of him, a small girl with a single long ponytail was gearing up in the same armor as Emili's. Before she could activate the Devices, though, she took one look at Franz and frowned, disgust evident on her face. Both soldiers stared at each other, seemingly unsure but at the same time resolute.

"...Naomi." Franz said to his sister.
"Jaeger," Naomi replied quickly, huffing and looking away. "What do you want?"
"I want to have my sister back," he answered.
"You don't have a sister." Naomi said, walking away. "I told you to leave me alone, already!" Franz watched the girl go and activate her armor, leaving him alone. Sighing with a mix of discomfort and emotional duress, he activated his own Jacket and held up a hand. "Alpha! Meet up!" Franz made a checklist in his head, remember that one of his Company's men would be staying on the ship to take care of Keroko.

In yet another part of the armory, a large metal door hissed open, allowing a single man to step through. Nothing betrayed his face, as he wore a olive green metal suit of amor that was both a mix of Barrier Jacket and more solid metals along with a similarly colored helmet with gold visor. He stood tall and silent, a hulking giant of a man that cause many near him to instinctively back up as he hefted his Storage Device up and rested it gently on his shoulder. This man, nearly as much a legend as Erick on board the ship, never ceased to amaze, even by his smallest actions.

But he wasn't into that kind of stuff. Glory was Franz's and Erick's territory. But the man known as Master Chief SPARTAN One-One-Seven still held onto a small bit of pride as he looked for his unit. "Bravo! Meet up!" he shouted through external speakers.

"You're not going to make them jump out of the Pelican again, are you?" An AI in his armor asked.
"Only if it's needed, Cortana," the Chief replied as he shut off the speakers.
"I was afraid you'd say that."

As soldiers gathered up in their respective areas, the double doors hissed open to the armory, allowing in the mythic man that was Erick von Long. The room quieted instantly as each soldier then instantly snapped to attention, giving the man a proper salute as he entered the room. As the doors hissed shut behind him, he returned the salute before saying, "At ease, y'all."

The soldiers assumed a Parade Rest stance as Erick began to brief them. "Y'all know the mission, so I won't go into details," he began. "However, I do expect y'all to operate to th' letter! No screw-ups! This world may not be important t' some of ya, but I know one girl whose kids live on this planet, and she'll be more pissed than a snake on a hot rock if ya let her kids get hurt! We'll operate as standard, and take out every las' bit o' that Infestation! Command has issued a protocol," he lifted one of his Devices and said something to it. "That protocol is 'Weapons Free'!"

Along the far back area of the armory, the rearmost wall flipped over, revealing rows of weapons; assault rifles, battle rifles, submachine guns, shotguns, the works. Several crates rose up out of the floor, each one filled with grenades, and several stacks came from the ceiling, each one filled with heavy weapons like rocket launchers and defoliant projectors. "Take yer pick!" Erick said. "Though I know y'all will pick the ones yer most comfortable with! Now get to it!"

Each soldier saluted again and made their way to the weapon rows, grabbing standard fare for their "anti-Spawn" ops; one M90 Shotgun and one M6D pistol with enough ammo for both and handfuls of grenades. There were some exceptions (Franz for example opted for an MA5C Assault Rifle as well), but this is what the group mostly carried. Likewise, the Air Wing mostly picked up the BR55 Battle Rifle or M7 SMG as their primary, with a weapon made on Earth as their sidearm - the M1911 .45 pistol. Naomi opted to be different, as her primary was an M4 Carbine, also from Earth.

Erick calmly walked over to a fourth area and pushed a button on the wall. A small section of the wall flipped over, revealing two six-shot revolvers. Picking the weapons up and strapping them on, he turned around and faced his men and women.

"All righ', Order!" He shouted. "Let's go kick some ass!"

-0-

"Yes, sir!"

But to Caro Ru Lushe, living peacefully on the same world that the OFM was fast approaching, life could not be any calmer. Life had seen little action in the past eight years, so the young summoner had devoted her life on the wildlife preservation to other tasks; namely, she had developed gardening as a hobby. Stereotypical to be sure, but Caro liked flowers, and had a nice garden outside her home. The world she lived on, though TSA controlled, had little in the way of actual TSA facilities in this region save for a relaxed outpost similar to a police station. It also had little in the way of civilization; the nearest house was some two or three kilometers away, and the aforementioned facility was a solid ten.

Wiping her hands of dirt and weeds, Caro stood up and adjusted her hat. Eight years had been very kind to her, giving the young girl a good figure and above-average thinking capacity. Her magic had developed little, but she was an A-rank mage now, and she was happy with that. Other than the occasional poacher, after all, they had little to worry about when it came to major threats. And as Caro walked back into her home, taking off her hat and letting her long pink hair spill about her shoulders, any major threats were light-years away it seemed.

Hanging her hat on a rack next to the entrance, she was pleasantly surprised to see a familiar girl with violet hair and red eyes relaxed on her couch, watching a video stream from Midchilda. "Ah, Lu-chan," she greeted. "I didn't hear you arrive."

Lutecia Alphino smiled and nodded. "Hello, Caro-chan. I came in through the back, I hope you don't mind."
"Not at all!"

Like Caro, Lutecia had developed similarly in the past eight years, enough to where people who didn't know them assumed that they were twins. Other than the difference in personality, the two did look quite similar, though when it came to magic they were worlds apart; the TSAB had never removed the seal they had placed on Lutecia, and so her magic was all but useless. Her Guardians, however, were still around. And Garyuu had developed a few tricks of his own.

Although still introverted, Lutecia had since developed a strong bond between herself, Caro, and Erio, and had become close enough to them that she felt comfortable expressing herself around them. It was evident from the smile on her face when Caro sat down next to her and the two started talking about recent events.

"I noticed that Erio-kun is missing," Lutecia mentioned.
"Yeah, he left a few days ago to visit the Air Wing that's training here," Caro said. "He wanted to participate in a few mock battles; well, that's what he told me."

"...maybe..." Lutecia couldn't resist the urge. "...maybe he just wanted to get out of under your iron grip. I understand that you can be a bit rough with him."

"L-Lu-chan!" Caro balked, her eyes wide. It was rare for Lutecia to crack a joke, but when she did, it almost always caught one off guard. "Th-that! Ahh!" Caro blushed and covered her face with her hands. "Y-you shouldn't joke about stuff like that!"

Lutecia only returned a light giggle. "It still embarrasses you so much," she observed. "Even though it's no secret between us."

"Still..." Caro uncovered her face, though she was still blushing. "It's weird to talk about it."
"I suppose," Lutecia replied; she had no such reservations. "Let's change subjects, then."

"Yes, lets," Caro nodded. "You told me on the phone that your mother could use magic again?"
Lutecia nodded. "Yes, most of her magical potential has returned, though without a Device of some sort she cannot cast very effectively. Furthermore, she-"

A loud knock on the door interrupted the girls' conversation. Caro, confused at first, was slow to react before she shouted "C-coming!" and standing up, heading for the door. Lutecia narrowed her eyes, suspicious, and looked off to her side, nodding once. Garyuu, who had been hiding in Caro's blind spot, returned the nod and set down the book he had been reading, heading for the back door and deploying an arm-blade as he did.

Caro opened the door, revealing a man wearing stylish Knight Armor. "C-can I help you?"

"Yes, of course!" The man said, pushing a loose strand of his vibrant red hair away from his yellow eyes. "You certainly can, Misses Ru Lushe."

"...I seem to be at a disadvantage," Caro said, chuckling. "You seem to know me, but I don't know you."
"Well, you and your friend Mister Mondial are quite popular," the man replied, smiling none too kindly and causing Caro to go into a passive guard stance. Folding her hands behind her back, she activated her Boost Device. "As well as Miss Alphino and her mother."

"..." Lutecia was silent as the man locked gazes with her. He has the same look as Scaglietti when he began to lose it. she thought to herself. To Caro, she said, Watch it.

Don't worry about me, Lu-chan. Caro thought, never tearing her gaze from the man. "We're simply mages, sir... though Erio-kun is a Knight."

"Yes, that is true, isn't it?" The man observed. "Well, no matter, for you see..." he grinned wildly. "You girls and boys have something I want. Or rather, something we want." Caro didn't like where this conversation was going.

"...what is it I have? ...Who... are you?" She asked slowly, activating a single Wing Shooter behind her back. She backed up a step as the man bowed.

"Forgive us," The man said, his voice distorted and darker. "[b]Call us... Omega. And we want... your Linker Core!" The man moved quickly, raising up and lunging for Caro. The young mage backed up a step and threw her Wing Shooter in his face, causing him to clutch his cheek in pain and back up. Garyuu was waiting there, pulling the man back and putting an arm-blade on his neck.

"Move - you will not," Garyuu said. "You do - Kill you, I will."
"Damn monster," The person known as "Omega" growled. "It is not that easy to stop us."

Lutecia suddenly screamed, causing Caro to turn around in surprise. A giant slimy tentacle had came in through a window and wrapped itself around the girl's arms. As Lutecia struggled, the tentacle lifted into the air and began to apply pressure, threatening to snap the summoner's arms like twigs. "C-Caro! Help!"

[Wing Shooter, Mark 2] Kerykeion intoned. Caro lifted her hand into the air and began to focus multiple orbs of energy, hurling them into the tentacle and forcing it to drop Lutecia. Simultaneously, a scythe-arm was pressed against Garyuu's neck as a Hydralisk-form exited a portal seal, hissing with animalistic anger. Garyuu looked over his shoulder at the beast, then back at "Omega". Meanwhile, Caro and Lutecia ran through to the back door and got out of the house, with Caro donning her Barrier Jacket in the process.

Both female mages made it out, only to hear the sounds of screeching as several Infection Forms burst from the nearby woods, hissing at them and snapping their jaws. Caro and Lutecia backed up from them, but several Human Combat Forms were closing in from that side as well. With Garyuu locked in a stalemate, they had no other protection that was close by. "What do we do?" Caro wondered.

"No Voltaire?" Lutecia asked. Caro shook her head. "No, of course not; that would be too convenient. Anything else?"

"Eto... I know! Kerykeion!" The girl held her hand up. "Wrought Iron Summon! Alchemic Wings!"

A large magic symbol appeared below Caro as two large metal wings materialized on her back. Grabbing Lutecia by the waist, Caro lifted the both of them into the air as Infection Forms leaped at them, narrowly avoiding it. "Garyuu!" Lutecia shouted at her guardian. Garyuu nodded, breaking the stalemate by kneeing "Omega" in the back and crossing his arms together.

"Teleport - Dimension Step." It said. It rapidly blinked out of this dimension back to its home one, then back into his master's dimension, some ten meters away. Looking briefly at his opponents, Garyuu turned and leaped into the air, taking flight and easily catching up with Caro and Lutecia. Omega growled.

"Chase them," he said to his Spawn. "You may kill them, but do not infect them; we need the Linker Core relatively intact." The Hydralisk bowed its head in response and hissed twice, causing another portal to open up in the sky. From out of this portal came a flying beast resembling a cross between a bat and a dinosaur, flapping its two large wings rapidly as it gave chase to the girls and beast.



Shortly after, Omega himself took to the air, not bothering to suppress a grin as more portals opened up. He locked his sights on Caro and Lutecia, who sped away rapidly toward the TSA facility nearby. "Too bad for them," he said to himself. "That they don't know I already... dealt with... all of those people."

He was right; as Caro fed more energy to keeping her Alchemic Wings intact, her destination was the 10 kilometer distant TSA facility. "Do you think we'll make it?" Lutecia asked.

"I hope so," Caro answered. "We might have to walk some of the dis-"

Caro eyes suddenly widened as the flying creature fired a three-pointed glaive at her from some hundred meters. The glaived pierced Caro's Barrier Jacket like it wasn't there and broke through her skin easily, nearly tearing out the other side. Caro coughed up blood and dropped Lutecia before she herself dropped from the sky. Garyuu caught both girls and set them down on the ground, next to a cliff face, before turning about and flying off again, engaging the flying creature in air-to-air combat.

"Caro!" Lutecia cried, kneeling next to the other girl as Caro's eyes became dull and vacant. "Caro!" Slowly, Caro lifted up one hand and grasped Lutecia's with it, squeezing it tightly as she stared in the violet-haired girl's general direction. Lutecia tried to give Caro all the magic energy she could through Mana Transfer as Kerykeion's auto-heal tried to seal up the wound and push out the glaive. Lutecia herself pushed Caro to her side and tried to pull out the embedded object, but only succeeded in cutting her hand open and causing her to bleed at a dangerous rate as well.

A hiss made Lutecia look up; A Hydralisk had found them. Her eyes widened in surprise, all Lutecia could think to do was put her body over Caro's, in a final attempt to protect her "twin".

The creature raised its scythe-arm into the air. "Die..." it seemed to whisper.

The Hydralisk brought its arm down.

[Sonic Move.]

A flash of yellow lightning streaked through the air, slamming into the Hydralisk and throwing it back into the woods.

The lightning arced upward, then back down, hitting the ground next to Caro and Lutecia. The lightning morphed, turning human; a familiar young man with a white and red Barrier Jacket, wielding an equally familiar spear.

"Erio-kun..." Lutecia whispered. Erio Mondial kneeled down next to Caro as she shivered. "I don't think she'll-"
"She'll make it," Erio said without hesitation as he caressed the girl's face. "I know she will." He gave Caro a comforting smile, which seemed to warm the girl a little. "Her magic knows no bounds... so she'll be okay." Looking at Lutecia, he said. "Lu-chan, watch her."

"Erio..."
"I have vengeance to exact."

Erio stood up and turned about, facing the woods as a mob of Infection and Combat Forms poured forth, along with several Hydralisks. The being known as Omega landed in front of them, a smirk on his face. "Oh?" He mocked. "You against my minions?" To his confusion, Erio only shook his head.

"No," he answered. Jerking his head to the side, he said. "Us against you." From below the cliff face, a great white dragon flapped its wings, rising up in its full glory as its eyes glistened with elemental fire, staring at the people that hurt one of its masters. "Friedrich, let's go."

And Friedrich roared! A roar of primal fury that even caused Omega to shake in his boots! Erio coiled his muscles and leaped forward, charging Omega with spear tip pointing ahead, ready to gut the man where he stood. Pulling out a blade, Omega deflected the charge and redirected it to his side. As Friedrich breathed fire upon the Spawn, setting them and the very forest itself aflame, Erio turned around with an overhead slash. As blades met, sparks flew and a magical shockwave emitted, forcing a sphere of electric wind to hurtle from the warriors.

"You think you can defeat me?" Omega asked as he pushed forward, forcing Erio back. The former Lightning Squad member paused in midair and fired a cartridge. Behind him, Friedrich landed, using its massive claws to toss about the Spawn like so many ragdolls, sporadically breathing lines of fire to keep them at bay. Above them, Garyuu finished off the flying form, piercing its brain with an arm-blade, before diving in to engage the opponents on the ground.

"No..." Erio said, giving a return smirk. "I know I can." Twirling Strada overhead once, Erio ignited the spear's jets and charged forward. Lightning coursed through the spear, converging into the tip and extending from it. Erio screamed at Omega, who simply lifted his sword, ready to deflect the attack. Erio twisted, flipped once, and hurled his spear at Omega. Omega blocked the attack easily, deflecting the weapon and knocking it to the ground.

When he looked up, he caught the attack of an electric fist dead-on in the chest, knocking him backward several yards. Before he could recover, Erio was above him; with a spin, he kicked Omega to the ground in a flash of lightning magic, and the impact created a small crater in the ground where he hit. Omega groaned in pain, cursing under his breath, and Erio charged magical energy and literally made Strada leap to him; clutching the spear in both hands, he activated Mode Two, fired three cartridges, and charged the ground where Omega lay.

"Not today, kid," Omega said, lifting his hands and putting up a Field Defense. The spear tip and field connected in a flash of energy, sending ripples of magic flying through the air. Erio grimaced and fired off two more cartridges, slowly forcing the spear tip in. "Oh, think you can beat me? Ha!" Omega taunted. Grabbing his sword, Omega collapsed the field defense, grabbed Strada by the shaft, and pulled it closer. Taking the spear in the gut, Omega came across with his blade, shattering the Barrier Jacket on Erio's right arm with extreme force. The hit blasted Erio off of Omega, sending him through the fire and flames and into a horde of Spawn.

Erio rolled, skidding to a stop on one hand and both feet. Glaring up through the fire as Omega stood up and slowly began walking toward Lutecia and Caro, Erio charged, ignoring the flames licking his Barrier Jacket. A tail lashed out from a Hydralisk as it burned in Freidrich's fire, hissing and firing its deadly spines. Erio leaped, grabbing the tail and using it as a pivot. Somersaulting in midair, Erio conjured a ball of lightning in his hands and brought it down on the Hydralisk's head, creating a large explosion that consumed both and many of the hissing Infection Forms that surrounded them.

Before the residual energy could clear up, Erio was already moving again. Like a bolt of lightning, he criss-crossed the sky and came down with a flying kick. The yellow-eyed mage was expecting it, however, and ducked at the last second. Grabbing Erio by the heel, he screamed in fury and forced the young knight to change directions; this time, he flung Erio straight into the ground. Erio gasped as the wind was knocked out of him, but refused to even stop for that.

Pushing down and leaping straight up before Omega could bring his sword around, Erio activated Sonic Move and flashed over to his spear. Picking it up while still under the spell's effects, he leaped toward Omega and slashed. Omega easily reacted, blocking the spear with his armor and thrusting with his sword. Erio in turn countered by grabbing the sword by the crossguard and pulling it past him, letting go of Strada and giving Omega a swift right hook. Omega staggered, leaving himself open as Erio charged magic through to his fists.

"Shiden, Issen!" Erio called out, driving the attack home and blasting Omega upward into the sky. Omega recovered and returned with a charge, flying straight and true straight at Erio as he took to the air and began to focus his mana, once again causing his spear to leap up from the ground to him. The knight flew forward, firing off cartridges as he and Omega met in a bright yellow explosion that outshone the sun itself. From the explosion, Omega flew toward the ground, bounced along it for several feet, and came to a stop some fifty meters from Caro and Lutecia.

Slowly, Omega stood, clutching his bleeding head in pain. "No good." He said. "This vessel is too weak... but I will provide it with all the power it can handle. Young Knight, I grant you the power. Ye Shall Be As Gods."

Omega screamed in pain and rage to the sky, his yellow eyes focused on Erio as the knight formed a Belkan sigil under him. Screaming with power as he collected the magical energy into Strada, firing off his remaining cartridges, Erio's mind was focused, and his target was ahead of him. Pointing the spear tip at Omega, Erio finished up the beginning of his spell, and as he collected the last of the mana in the area, he distinctly heard Freidrich roar in fury.

"This is it..." he said, his voice a growl. "My final attack. Do or die, now or never! White! Lightning! Devastator!" And Erio charged forth, white lightning energy emitted from Strada's tip like a vortex. The jets on the spear activated, further propelling Erio forward as he went faster than he ever had before. Omega, still clutching his head in pain, roared at Erio as he drew closer.

Omega lifted a hand in defiance. For the briefest moment, Erio could feel as his spear connected with that hand.

A bright white explosion filled the area, emitting from the point of contact and expanding in a forty-meter radius. Lutecia covered Caro from the debris that was kicked up by the explosion, bits of hot rock and dust and dirt that flew about. As Friedrich and Garyuu continued to hold off the Spawn, both being briefly looked back at the explosion before continuing their battle.

When the explosion faded...

Erio's stunned face looked down. Omega - or was it him? - had Strada's spear tip held between two fingers. His hair was now white, his eyes, the color of the galaxy, as he smirked at Erio. "It is over." he said simply. In a flash of energy, Omega disappeared and reappeared next to Erio, kicking him hard in the gut and sending him flying backward. A dozen tentacles popped up out of the ground and bound Erio in the sky as more Hydralisks appeared, aiming their spines at him. Even more of the Spawn tentacles shot up from every angle, binding Lutecia and Caro, then Garyuu and Friedrich and sending both of them to the ground.

The being that was Omega laughed. "Most excellent." He rasped. Holding up a glowing hand, he looked at Lutecia as she struggled in the bind. "Now, let me take that Linker Core of yours." Laughing maliciously, he began to walk slowly toward the summoner. "Prepare for hell, little one."

Suddenly, Omega stopped and took a step back. As if on cue, small motes of dust kicked up from the ground. From the sky, bullets - real bullets - rained down at Omega, twelve shots total. More bullets fell onto the Spawn, cutting apart the tentacles and forcing them to drop their captives, shredding the Infection and Combat Forms, and concaving the thick carapaces of the Hydralisks.

"What-" Omega began, but before he could finish, a flash of red energy charged him. Instinctively raising his sword in defense, the red energy turned out to be the burning flame of Glen's sword, with said mage attached, his eyes filled with fury. Glen leaped back and landed next to Caro and Lutecia as forty other soldiers all landed behind him.

Erick reloaded his revolvers, his eyes fixed on Omega. "Well," he said. "Looks like we just arrived in th' nick of time! Now Franz, wha' does that make us?"

"Sir!" Franz answered. "Big damn heroes, sir!"
"Ain't we just?" Erick smirked. "Order, engage!"

Hope you like

Oh Hell if this thing ain't EPIC

That Glen/Emili bit was a nice touch, shows the dere side to the normally tsun.... on the other hand, Franz is tasting the unbreakable tsun of the normally dere Naomi I do hope they resolve that one soon

I'm not sure how the idea of Lutecia and Caro looking similar came about, but IDEA LIKE

And of course, GARMONDIAL AND NIKOPOL DYNAMIC ENTRANCE FTMFW!!!!!!!

Hoping to see next chapter please

[AdmiralTigerclaw]

For some reason, I couldn't get myself to write anything useful tonight.


So I decided to scratch together this thought that keeps entering my head every time I pick up one of my airplane models here...

Spoiler for Rolland's big TOY:

"DEEP SKY"



UNIT NAME: "Deep Sky"

Spoiler for Theme Song:

DESIGNATION: Aerospace Command Craft

Original Design: B-1b Lancer (Earth, United States)
Original Use: Global Reach Supersonic Strategic Bomber
CURRENT USE: Trans-dimensional Mobile Command and Mage Deployment

CONVERSION/MODIFICATION CREDIT: Don, Cooper
ACQUISITION CREDIT: Rolland (Information on location and condition), Lindy Haralowne (Physical accquisition.)

TOP SPEED: (Atmospheric Sustainable) Mach 2.2 (However, spaceworthy and capable of dimensional travel as per modifications.)

ARMAMENT: Barrier Magic Shields, no offensive systems.

Ever since entering the TSAB, roland has looked at the various vehicles used in mage deployment and simply thought. "Why can't I have something cooler? Or better? OR BOTH?!"
Stuck for years on his climb to the position of Major General to MidChilda's low level small craft, he often couldn't help but share some of REGIUS' envy towards the Navy getting all the good stuff... Especially concerning the wide technology gap between basic vehicles, and cruisers.
But that all changed after he'd established his solid command at Abenobashi. Fed up with the JF-700 series, he went behind Regius' back and talked with the navy about accquiring a few items to improve things for the base. It had taken him a little bit of charm, but he'd managed to convince Admiral Lindy to 'pick up' a few 'loose' air-frames sitting around on Earth. (Various scrapped aircraft frames, including one of 26 mothballed B-1b Lancer Airframes.)
This is where he accquired the Deep Sky. An old retired B-1b lancer.
It had taken two years, but With an ecstatic Don taking project lead, and an excited cooper redesigning systems to fit into the old bomber left and right, the project was one of the most dedicated 'hobbies' anyone on base had ever seen. Rolland successfully converted the under-maintained bomber into a state of the art vessel not only capable of out performing its original specs, but being space worthy and capable of dimensional transit.

In place of the four GE-F101 turbofans, Mid-childan sub-orbital drives were installed, powered by Cooper's work on compacting a magic generator system. Since the vehicle was intended more for deployment and transport than bombing missions, the bomb-bay was completely removed and replaced with an extended passenger compartment linked directly to the cockpit. The forward area features a cramped but efficient OPERATIONS station from which Rolland or Martin could easily operate as commander of a small detatchment of mages or enforces. The rear has a sealed deployment hatch in place of the far back bomb-bay doors, allowing mages to jump deploy into an area as soon as the vehicle reaches a safe altitude. For spaceworthiness, the entire hull was gone over many times with up-to-date Mid Childan construction and repair techniques to ensure it was air tight, and capable of taking stress far beyond original design limitations.

For performance, the Deep Sky is actually quite effective. It is fast, both in an atmosphere, and in dimensional space navigation. It is also manueverable, being designed originally as a high performance strategic bomber, it retains the agility of the vehicle's air-frame and even some efficiency in flight, not having to rely on powerful gravitational drives for effective lift in an atmosphere like a cruiser would.

The first time it was seen publicly by the TSAB was when Rolland used it to arrive 'in style' as he had called it, to a conference in 0073.
When asked by various members where he got, it, how he got it, and why he wanted it. Rolland simply replied. "I wanted something cool. Everyone needs a toy of some kind." When the obvious budget questions were fired, he simply smiled and responded. "None of your money was used."
Speculations were rampant for a month.

[Kha]

Originally Posted by LoweGear

This is gonna get complicated

And that's the way we like it!

Originally Posted by LoweGear

The Khalamity BreaKha?

*RUNS*

Hmm...

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Or, he can learn from his Meister and take them all come to an... agreement

...

...

*RUNS FASTER*

FOR THE LOVE OF VIVIO, IT MUST BE SO!!!

Hey this warcry is very catchy. I'll take it!

*RUNS AT LUDICRIOUS SPEED*

[FlameSparkZ]

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Which is why I suggested to him to either have her work at another world... or in a place with Venice-style attractions

Spoiler for Like this for example:

The Venetian Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.



(Oh yes, they did recreate the Campanile and San Marco Square there)

Las Vegas never ceases to amaze me

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Is this for real?

...

...

...

Spoiler for *pinches self*:

NEW SLAYERS ANIME CONFIRMED!!!!!!!

Tell me this isn't a dream...

For real?

I guess we can expect more huge, nearly planet-dividing explosions
Or maybe Lina will divide space and time by 0 and also get an answer

Originally Posted by AdmiralTigerclaw

Spoiler for GIGASLAVENUUUU!!!:

Thank goodness the two live in different Alternate Realities

Originally Posted by Kha

Looks like I have to spoil...

Spoiler for This is what happened to Kha in Rebuilt...:

It was the surprise Hayate arranged for Riot 6 to celebrate their victory over Jail's forces. Their appearance on stage was heart-stopping enough, and after the performance, at the table for Saint Church VIPs...

*thud*

Caren: Kha-chan?!
Justicars:
Charlie:
Acous: That must hurt...

Sophia: You gotta be kidding me! (shakes facedown Meister) It's not bedtime! Wake up!

She flips Kha around.

Spoiler for And they saw...:

Sophia: ...what are you thinking of, Kha.
Carim: Kha's vulnerable after all...
Caren: Nee-chan?
Artei:

...and it's not the song or dance that killed him, it was Fate, along with Nanoha, Hayate and Keroko, doing all that while wearing...

Spoiler for ....:

...BUNNY SUITS like the SRW OG ending.

Be glad Aaron, that crack's all part of the last episode of Rebuilt of StrikerS.

*RUNS*

Yeah, that would probably kill any guy
(And I suppose Caro is in the pink bunnygirl outfit, right?)

Originally Posted by Nightengale

And he’s not the only one either as I have plans in both Blank of 6 Months and DestinyS… seems that ‘visit Jail in jail’ is a nice topic to use.

Yep

~~~~

Well, back to writing
*runs*

[Keroko]

Originally Posted by FieryAeon

This is actually quite interesting. Though we would like liked more...GriffithxTesla! Oh and more disastrous cooking would be nice.

Disastrous cooking. Poor Tesla.

Originally Posted by FieryAeon

And manga version Mashiro is trap too.

Yet one more reason I like him.

Originally Posted by FieryAeon

Heh...makes me wanna play KotoR II all over again.

I personally prefer the first, though. Excellent storypacing, great cast, wasn't rushed (KotoR II had an entire planet cut, and several key gameparts) and most importantly, KotoR I had the most awesome 'I am your father' moment ever.

Originally Posted by Evil Rick

I was looking some Dark personallity for Zaeta the Demon Slayer, incluiding a dark name for her axe, the names I was thinking for it were Dante, Nosferato and Jericho and at the end I decided for Jericho, we don't forget tath China has many magic legends as chi, Ying and Yang, Feng Shui, etc...

And the only clue I will give of the Intentions, of the Tecno - Union Empire, of why they want to capture Vita and why they destroy Zaeta's homeland wiil be this...

That... doesn't tell me anything. Could you be a bit more specific?

Originally Posted by Evil Rick

As Lowgear sugest I shall fix some things here

ROBO-GATSURALLY

Spoiler for History:

The Tecno - Union Empire has build an army based in new tecnology, given them, the most powerfull machines ever seen, one of them is the perfect killing cyberbot, created by the Holly Tecno - Union Emperor, to act withouth question, ROBO-GATSURALLY, an evil aberration of Twisted Mind, an assasin how laugh when his victims beg for mercy before him, her has no mercy, he has no regrert, even with his own allies; he punish the faillure with no compasion and reward the succes just with the blink of an eye and a scary expresion, now with the ally of the Slaves of the Dark, he will chase down the only menace for his master's twisted plan: Takamachi Nanoha

Spoiler for Description:

Name: ROBO-GATSURALLY
Origin: Tecno - Union Empire
Age: It it's the new version of many previus models, it's unknow hao long it was activated
Gender: He has Male voice, but it's a Cyberbot
Magic: DON'T USE
Weapon: Electro sword
Rank: General of the Tecno - Union Empire Army
Stature: 2 meters
Weight: 360 lbs
Current Agenda: Kill Takamachi Nanoha & Fate Testarrosa and capture alive the Tome of the Night Sky Defense system "Vita"

Spoiler for Powers:

Electro Sword charge
Sword Throw Boomerang
Launc of high bolts of electricity from his face when he takes hismask off
Electro Grab

Spoiler for Weakness:

Like all machines, ROBO-GATSURALLY must have some system core tath allows him to move and fight, if this core is removed from him, probavli he will stop moving, also like he is full metal and steel, he is more vulnerable to fire atacks

I suggest giving him an energy shield of sorts as well, otherwise he'd be mincemeat as soon as he encounters any decent mage.

Originally Posted by Reiji Tabibito

I dunno, a senior taught him...is it really that important?

Pretty much, yeah. He's a mechanic, after all, not a mage. How and why he learned Belkan magic is pretty key importance here.

Originally Posted by Reiji Tabibito

Nothing Nighty's done recently could be (to my knowledge at least). My point was that there're some parties who get away with things easier than others.

Kha is another example - though 85% of the stuff he puts out there is crack anyway...

Nighty gets busted just as bad as many of us do. Another example is Aaron, Aurion got a pass in the past because the thread was new, but every piece he posts now is subject to the very same scrutiny as all others. As for Kha, Kha does Khrack, not h4xx, and even the crack is busted, I stomped his 'lets give the bureau frames' and 'Lol Voltaire is a mecha' crack, remember?

Originally Posted by Reiji Tabibito

Uhh, isn't this Kagerou's story?

Yes, but I'm going to do everything I can to keep him alive anyway.

Originally Posted by Evil Rick

The Tecno - Union Empire

Spoiler for Histoty:

Long ago The Tecno - Union Empire was one of the worlds under the Time & Space Administration Bureau juridiction, Normally, this nation was famous for his researchs of genetic and it's combination with magic, all this researchs and experiments were maded in space stations a totally of 7 of them, one day the station "Regret" misteriusly explote in the middle of space causing the death of all cientists and personal inside it, after this incident, The Time & Space administration Bureau comand the Empire to stop they researchs, although in the begining it was against this order, it was forced to fulfill this comand and clausure all the other stations.

Some time after the "Regret" Incident, The Tecno -Union Empire broke relations with the Administration Bureau, action tath was followed with the total prohibition of use of Magic in this Nation, all this comanded by the Holly Tecno - Union Emperor, tath way, this Empire concentrate all his researchs inthe fabrication and creation of machines, becoming one nation of incredible Militar power.

The Tecno - Union Empire is the Homeland of Jail Scallieti...

I see a canon confliction here, Jail was from Al Hazardian descent, so he couldn't have come from the tecno-Union homeworld.

Originally Posted by FlameSparkZ

Ohh~ I liked it

Funny though...Koji is going to pay a visit to Scaglietti too

Allow me to finish this chapter's part and I'll post it
*goes back to work*

I doupt Koji's visit will be the same, though.

Originally Posted by Kha;1427336...I was kinda disappointed, since when I first saw that I screamed JailKo. :heh:

But this works just well too! :D[/QUOTE

There's a reason why Tesla is there, you know. Keroko is one who acts largely on reflexes and emotion, someone like Jail would find it rather easy to manipulate her.

The balance issue is more related to combat then romance, though.

... Only in America...

Not really ships, but more an intelligent mind. One of the reasons Tesla and Aurion get along so well is that they can hold intelectual conversations. Griffith it also a bright guy. The main difference between Jail, Griffith and Aurion is that the later don't really throw charmes into the equotation.

Jail does.

Close enough for a visual, which was when they asked her what the hell she was doing.

And Tesla can stomach such things just fine, unlike Keroko.

Well, it started when she apeared recently, and LimitedEternal wondered where she had been all this time. The explanation was something like this:

LimitedEternal: Keroko-tan? Where has she been all this time???

Keroko-kun: She's been... busy.

Spoiler for busy indeed:

*A large collum of Mamoth tanks can be seen driving through the desert*

Jack: Sand, sand, more sand... when do we get there?

Pete: Shouldn't be far now, intel says the NOD base is around here.

Jack: Where? There's nothing here!

*suddenly, a red beam of energy descents from the sky, smashing into the front of te collum and whiping out a good dozen of the tanks*

Pete: HOLY- When the hell did NOD get an Ion Cannon?

Jack: I don't know! Let's get the hell out of- shit! Incomming!

*another read beam smashes into the remaining tanks, oblitherating them all*

Meanwhile, in the NOD base several kilometers in the oposite direction.

Keroko-tan: *buzzing and weaving through the NOD forces in the building* Kane-san! Kane-san! I did it! they're gone now, I got all of them!

Kane: *pats Keroko-tan's head* Very impresive. Now, I need you to this place and hit these laaarge cannisters. Can you do that?

Keroko-tan: *beams* Un!

Originally Posted by USB500

Jail sounded really like Shuu + Ingram mixed together.

...

is that good or bad?

Originally Posted by USB500

*considers nerfing Takeru's abilities just a bit*

Ayashi...

Originally Posted by Liingo

Nooooooo, Quick where's the male bridge bunny Griffith. We must purge this from her mind

"The seed has been planted."

Originally Posted by Aaron008R

W-wh-wha-WHAT?!?!?!?!?!: eek:

That was a well-written piece of work as always... but.... TEH CRACK!!! :eyes pin:

It happens.

Just wait untill I finish Uomo. If Kha carries on with his 'Cinque is Kha's little sister crack' its going to be extra amusing.

Originally Posted by Aaron008R

Considering USB-kun's track record of OMGHAXXultraelectromagneticshinshinesparklingzapow aaerasure attacks on his OC's... I'm not too sure...

He's not getting away with it this time, though.

Originally Posted by Kha

*blackbox recording finishes*

Since it's part of Rebuilt Crosys, the plane has changed to the Core Splendor, but it's still there in StrikerS.

*RUNS*

*watches recording as Keroko-chan chases Kha* Ahh, the memories.

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Is this for real?

...

...

...

Spoiler for *pinches self*:

NEW SLAYERS ANIME CONFIRMED!!!!!!!

Tell me this isn't a dream...

NO FUCKING WAY!

they are actually going to make another SlayerS series? OH HELL YES!

Someone tell me this is not some cruel joke, please.

Originally Posted by Aaron008R

It's great to be finally back!

I whipped up a new concept for the Extension Device System. As of now, Almaria is no longer a Synchronization Device, but is now classified as a AI-Extension Device (as in AI-Module).

And... I've been also thinking of this bit...

Spoiler for nerfed details:

Tertiary: Prototype Armament-Extension Devices
Aurion has an odd habit of bringing along a couple or more random Storage or Armed Devices which he customized himself. None of these devices have AI capabilities and are just generally a bit sturdier and stronger than standard issue devices in TSAB (Incidentally, he also makes more money from manufacturing customized and improved devices for the higher-ranking mages of TSAB). The extra devices he brings can range from swords to firearms. These devices are specialized to individually absorb the backlash of energy from the cartridges. Functionality is sacrificed for durability and a space-consuming energy shock-absorber system, allowing Aurion to use more cartridges without much strain, but at the price of typically harder spellcasting when compared to that of Reishiki or even normal Storage Devices.

Here are some of the common extra devices he brings. They are all stored as cards when not in use:
VKA 01 – Non-AI Armed Device which takes the form of a sword. 5 cartridges default
VKA 02 – Non-AI Armed Device which takes the form of a long-range energy rifle. 5 cartridges default
VKA 03 – Non-AI Storage Device which takes the form of an S2U-class magic staff. 6 cartridges default

However, as time went on, Aurion upgraded the first two VKA units to accommodate the experimental Armament-Extension System, which is one of his current magitech research projects. This function takes place when Reishiki’s frontal frame literally ‘opens’, the mechanical hand being slid to below the forearm to make room for a slot where the either VKA-01 or 02 can be inserted in their card forms into. When the device has been slotted in, Reishiki’s parts clamps in on it and starts transforming and integrating the attached device to become a part of his arm.

VKA 01 – Reishiki changes to become a sword-arm. Melee spells are augmented to a great degree at the price of a sizable reduction in range capabilities.
VKA 02 – Reishiki changes to become an arm-rifle. Shooting spells are augmented to a great degree at the price of a sizable reduction in melee capabilities. This is the more used function of the two since Aurion is primarily a ranged-attacker. Spellcasting in general is also easier here.

The programmed naming of the linked devices varies on the parts attached.

Reishiki BA (Blade-Arm) = Reishiki + VKA-01
Reishiki GA (Gun-Arm) = Reishiki + VKA-02
Almaria BA (Sword-Arm) = Almaria + Reishiki + VKA-01
Almaria GA (Gun-Arm) = Almaria + Reishiki + VKA-02

Regardless, the Armament-Extension System has yet to reach the ideal level of development as the preceding AI-Extension System of Almaria. While the formation and use of the linked devices in itself already cause additional strain on Aurion’s endurance, the system in itself is still inefficient to a degree, as the completed forms are arguably less than the sum of their parts; both literally and taken as a whole with his capabilities. There are indeed boosts in the specific area where Aurion forms the Gun or Sword arms. And of course, there are according decreases in functionality as a whole due to the specialization of the combined devices. But the problem is; the decrease in functionality is lower than it should be; thus the problem as it severely compromises Aurion’s adaptability, which is pretty much his defining point as a mage. To compensate, Aurion only does this in situations where such choice is unavoidably needed or when he has somebody else covering him. And of course, this doesn't suddenly make him an expert in the field the combined device is specializing in. It's more of getting an appropriate utility in extreme circumstances.

A bit liberal with the device concept. but I'll introduce this as one of Aurion's projects....

Any thoughts? I'm willing to adjust/nerf further if necessary.

I'm wondering, how fast can he switch between 01 and 02?

Originally Posted by Aaron008R

I haven't watched Mai-Otome... Can you please explain?

It's a long story, but it's basically a bit of suggested lolicon action that the fans blew imensely out of proportion.

Originally Posted by Aaron008R

BTW, MOAR relationship data.

Spoiler for Lightning:

Erio – Erio, suffice to say was somewhat suspicious about Aurion when they first met; mainly because of his enigmatic persona that reminded him of some of the scientists who treated him as a lab rat before he was saved by Fate. However, he had a change of mind about the strange man when he saw how much Fate seemed to trust him. Out of the four Forwards, he was the next most enthusiastic person to Subaru in the ‘Aurion Dauer Combat Capability Investigation’ plan. As he did not want to believe Fate could lose so easily. In the end, seeing how Fate lost amused him a LOT despite himself. Unfortunately, he had the hardest time of the four since Fate (complete with a flushed face and teary eyes) actually begged him not to laugh, to which he complied with the best of his willpower. Suffice to say, he wasn’t able to hold it, making Fate upset and (in a very uncharacteristically childish way) calling him cruel, subsequently wracking him with guilt. The fact that Caro had a crazy interpretation of the tactic Aurion used to defeat Fate helped little with his plight.

Caro – Caro, not unlike Rein, was a bit terrified of Aurion at first, opting to hide behind anybody (usually Erio) whenever he was around. It was probably due to the strange atmosphere around him, which confounded her. On the flip side, her main partner dragon, Friedrich, was not at all uncomfortable around the man, actually using his head as a perch on some occasion. In any case, Aurion managed to break thru the little girl’s apprehension with enough time. She was also a rather (or more likely the only) oblivious member of Subaru’s notorious ‘Aurion Dauer Combat Capability Investigation’ plan. Unlike the others, she wasn’t really too curious of the matter, but tagged along instead of getting left out. As it turns out in the end, she had the worst reaction of the four forwards when she found out how Fate lost to Aurion using an illusion of Chrono confessing to her. In her impression, Fate was attracted to Chrono by then. It shouldn’t have been so bad, but in this case, she thought that Fate STILL has feelings for Chrono up to now! This caused her to blush heavily and start mumbling about forbidden love between siblings… Fate’s embarrassment (especially her blushing) didn’t help the situation at all, as Caro somewhat involuntarily didn’t believe Fate’s denials. The case was resolved later, but not without a fair share of laughs on Hayate, Nanoha and Keroko’s (as well as the other bridge bunnies’) side.

Fate begging Erio teary eyed not to laugh had me on the floor.

Caro's terrified Vivio-like reaction is... somewhat stranger, though. I don't really see her as a girl who would hide behind others for something as simple as that.

Originally Posted by AdmiralTigerclaw

Spoiler for GIGASLAVENUUUU!!!:

Ah, genius. Now I want to watch SlayerS again.

Originally Posted by Kagerou

Quick stupid something:

It came to me that Glen and Emili's relationship was awfully similar to a version of another relationship I've seen in fanfic-land. It hit me today:

Spoiler for YEAH THIS IS PRETTY MUCH HOW IT IS:

Now if only we had an experienced shopper who could really make them Glen and Emili... *glances at Keroko-kun*

Actually no. Keroko-kun is busy doing things :3

Uomo, Raising Heart, surpressing supreme SlayerS crack and failing, and many more projects combined with backlog breaking... yes, I'm busy.

Originally Posted by Fuyu no Sora

Viewing it from a different angle, you're actually right. Death is still likely to happen, should a mage/knight use a boost that's irrational... but what could possibly put a mage/knight in a situation on which he/she needs an over-exaggerated boost? *Ponders question*

Two words: Lost Logia.

Originally Posted by Fuyu no Sora

Mid-Childan doctors also said it would be probably impossible for her to walk, let alone fly, again when she was recovering from the attack on that snowy day... Since it's Nanoha, I guess she'll manage somehow...

Slight correction, they said that there was a chance she'dd never walk or fly again.

Originally Posted by Fuyu no Sora

Keroko-kun likes drama huh? I had forgotten that...*Goes and hides/sulks*

Hmm hmm, I love drama.

Originally Posted by Fuyu no Sora

Jacks-of-all-trades do exist Aaron-kun Although maybe a little more in-depth as to why she's so good would make it better?

Jack-of-all-trades, master of none is the complete sentence, though.

Originally Posted by LimitedEternal

I need to reread Tesla...she sound much more interesting than the picture I had in my mind.

Tesla is best read through the many interactions then her profile.

Originally Posted by LimitedEternal

I thought I'd read where the 8% damage was permanent? I might have had a wonky source, but I could have sworn it was gone for good. Correct me if I'm mistaken. If that kind of strength is regainable, though, that works to my advantage.

Sound Stage stuff. And you're partially right, what she lost there is permanently gone, but that doesn't mean she can't retrain herself. Kinda like how your condition goes down after doing nothing for several weeks, but that doesn't mean you can't get up to snuf by training yourself.

Originally Posted by Nightengale

Meh, Otomes have their own degree of specializations and strengths just as Device Mages. Otomes for one ARE far more powerful physically especially those who are has skilled prowess in melee, though they don't really have the long-distance versality of Nanoha-range mages, since it seems to be really restrictive to whatever Gems they have.

However, the 'peak' of each aspect of Otome's highest prowess is higher than what Nanoha-verse had shown, though they don't employ as much balance.

And like powerfull mages in Nanoha, Otome are few and far in between.

Originally Posted by Nightengale

Hey, the new director, (( the character designer himself, Hisayuki )) is blatantly the biggest Rena fanboy in existence. Her design is clearly the only design constantly recycled.

... That setles that then, the fans will get what they want.

Originally Posted by Nightengale

I didn’t think of it ‘that’ way at first, (( though I do have thought that depending on how they talk, they can really have a great~ conversation )) but that last line was pure gold.



This crack is awesome and made of WANT MOAR.

Rght... concidering this and all the other comments, succesfull cracklaunch much?

Originally Posted by Nightengale

Strategy-cat fight between Uno and Tesla in video-games.

Hmm, how to go about that one?

Originally Posted by Nightengale

[Tesla]

*slams head*

It’s just Griffith without his glasses. It’s just Griffith wearing contacts… colored ones, but still! Why the hell did I see ‘his face’ instead, even for just a split second!?

*slams head further*

Maybe I need glasses as well.

[/Tesla]

And imagine the drama if the others found out...

Originally Posted by Nightengale

You said it yourself, it’s not Kha if it’s not Khrack.

Otherwise, a lot of characters can easily be badass gar. It’s just all about the right.. ‘moments’, and a little bit of crack, not none of Khrack-tastic doses, and whenever I’m high.

Yuuno blocking Vita's hammer with one hand, that was simply awesome.

Originally Posted by Kagerou

Since Scene 3 is shaping up to be quite sizable, I'm going to post the first half now. This scene features much asskickery with a little bit of humor.

Spoiler for MSLN Alpha, Episode 2, Scene IIIA:

Aboard the OFM Ship Aus'ruf, Dimensional Space

On board a far more conventional starship, activity was rampant.

From the ship's bridge, buzzing with activity as each bridge bunny ensured the vessel's safe trip through Dimensional Space, to the hangar bays, where several engineers and technicans fueled up and outfitted the Pelican dropships and single SR-103C. In the ship's armory, soldiers picked up their main form of combat; Storage Devices of every shape and size, mixed in with the occasional Armed and Intelligent Device, were pulled out of lockers and activated. Soldiers of the ship's ground unit became clad in black helmeted armor, while the air unit became clothed in Barrier Jackets resembling Navy Class A's.

Within this expansive locker room, various familiar faces could be seen among the grim, determined soldiers as they suited up for battle. Among these were two people from the briefing yesterday - Glen Schattenman and Emili Nailo. Their lockers were next to each other; no coincidence, as both were leaders of the Air Wing, and also because of their personal relationship.

"What do you think it'll be this time?" Emili asked Glen as she pulled two secondary Devices out of her locker, putting one on like a belt.

"The world we're going to has a high natural mana concentration," Glen answered as he grabbed a backup Storage Device - a pistol-shaped one - and strapped it to his side. "We could face quite a bit of opposition... and I sense something else as we get closer."

"Is it... one of them?" Emili asked as she lifted the other Device to her ear. "Henshin," she whispered into it, attaching the Device to its partner on her waist, causing it to activate its programming and create a suit of armor specifically tailored for her; the Air Wing's so-called "Ghost Armor". Pulling the helmet off, she stared at Glen, who nodded.

"I believe so. He may be in control of this outbreak if he's succumbed enough to the corruption." He paused. "I... honestly don't know how strong he is... and somehow, that frightens me a little."

"Well, maybe this will boost your confidence," Emili said, smiling as she grabbed Glen by the collar and pulled him close for a deep kiss that never ceased in blowing his mind away and simultaneously clearing up both their worries. When they parted, both couldn't help but smile at each other. "Come back alive, okay?"

"You, too," Glen said. "Now go get with your Sentai."
"Of course!" Emili affirmed, putting her helmet back on and holding up a hand as she walked away. "Lance Flight, with me!"

"Sword Flight, gather up!" Glen shouted as he walked in the opposite direction.

In another part of the armory, Franz Jaeger put his own Armed Device, Cobra, in its Rifle Form and slung it over his shoulder. As he turned and began to walk away from his locker, he paused and narrowed his eyes.

Standing in front of him, a small girl with a single long ponytail was gearing up in the same armor as Emili's. Before she could activate the Devices, though, she took one look at Franz and frowned, disgust evident on her face. Both soldiers stared at each other, seemingly unsure but at the same time resolute.

"...Naomi." Franz said to his sister.
"Jaeger," Naomi replied quickly, huffing and looking away. "What do you want?"
"I want to have my sister back," he answered.
"You don't have a sister." Naomi said, walking away. "I told you to leave me alone, already!" Franz watched the girl go and activate her armor, leaving him alone. Sighing with a mix of discomfort and emotional duress, he activated his own Jacket and held up a hand. "Alpha! Meet up!" Franz made a checklist in his head, remember that one of his Company's men would be staying on the ship to take care of Keroko.

In yet another part of the armory, a large metal door hissed open, allowing a single man to step through. Nothing betrayed his face, as he wore a olive green metal suit of amor that was both a mix of Barrier Jacket and more solid metals along with a similarly colored helmet with gold visor. He stood tall and silent, a hulking giant of a man that cause many near him to instinctively back up as he hefted his Storage Device up and rested it gently on his shoulder. This man, nearly as much a legend as Erick on board the ship, never ceased to amaze, even by his smallest actions.

But he wasn't into that kind of stuff. Glory was Franz's and Erick's territory. But the man known as Master Chief SPARTAN One-One-Seven still held onto a small bit of pride as he looked for his unit. "Bravo! Meet up!" he shouted through external speakers.

"You're not going to make them jump out of the Pelican again, are you?" An AI in his armor asked.
"Only if it's needed, Cortana," the Chief replied as he shut off the speakers.
"I was afraid you'd say that."

As soldiers gathered up in their respective areas, the double doors hissed open to the armory, allowing in the mythic man that was Erick von Long. The room quieted instantly as each soldier then instantly snapped to attention, giving the man a proper salute as he entered the room. As the doors hissed shut behind him, he returned the salute before saying, "At ease, y'all."

The soldiers assumed a Parade Rest stance as Erick began to brief them. "Y'all know the mission, so I won't go into details," he began. "However, I do expect y'all to operate to th' letter! No screw-ups! This world may not be important t' some of ya, but I know one girl whose kids live on this planet, and she'll be more pissed than a snake on a hot rock if ya let her kids get hurt! We'll operate as standard, and take out every las' bit o' that Infestation! Command has issued a protocol," he lifted one of his Devices and said something to it. "That protocol is 'Weapons Free'!"

Along the far back area of the armory, the rearmost wall flipped over, revealing rows of weapons; assault rifles, battle rifles, submachine guns, shotguns, the works. Several crates rose up out of the floor, each one filled with grenades, and several stacks came from the ceiling, each one filled with heavy weapons like rocket launchers and defoliant projectors. "Take yer pick!" Erick said. "Though I know y'all will pick the ones yer most comfortable with! Now get to it!"

Each soldier saluted again and made their way to the weapon rows, grabbing standard fare for their "anti-Spawn" ops; one M90 Shotgun and one M6D pistol with enough ammo for both and handfuls of grenades. There were some exceptions (Franz for example opted for an MA5C Assault Rifle as well), but this is what the group mostly carried. Likewise, the Air Wing mostly picked up the BR55 Battle Rifle or M7 SMG as their primary, with a weapon made on Earth as their sidearm - the M1911 .45 pistol. Naomi opted to be different, as her primary was an M4 Carbine, also from Earth.

Erick calmly walked over to a fourth area and pushed a button on the wall. A small section of the wall flipped over, revealing two six-shot revolvers. Picking the weapons up and strapping them on, he turned around and faced his men and women.

"All righ', Order!" He shouted. "Let's go kick some ass!"

-0-

"Yes, sir!"

But to Caro Ru Lushe, living peacefully on the same world that the OFM was fast approaching, life could not be any calmer. Life had seen little action in the past eight years, so the young summoner had devoted her life on the wildlife preservation to other tasks; namely, she had developed gardening as a hobby. Stereotypical to be sure, but Caro liked flowers, and had a nice garden outside her home. The world she lived on, though TSA controlled, had little in the way of actual TSA facilities in this region save for a relaxed outpost similar to a police station. It also had little in the way of civilization; the nearest house was some two or three kilometers away, and the aforementioned facility was a solid ten.

Wiping her hands of dirt and weeds, Caro stood up and adjusted her hat. Eight years had been very kind to her, giving the young girl a good figure and above-average thinking capacity. Her magic had developed little, but she was an A-rank mage now, and she was happy with that. Other than the occasional poacher, after all, they had little to worry about when it came to major threats. And as Caro walked back into her home, taking off her hat and letting her long pink hair spill about her shoulders, any major threats were light-years away it seemed.

Hanging her hat on a rack next to the entrance, she was pleasantly surprised to see a familiar girl with violet hair and red eyes relaxed on her couch, watching a video stream from Midchilda. "Ah, Lu-chan," she greeted. "I didn't hear you arrive."

Lutecia Alphino smiled and nodded. "Hello, Caro-chan. I came in through the back, I hope you don't mind."
"Not at all!"

Like Caro, Lutecia had developed similarly in the past eight years, enough to where people who didn't know them assumed that they were twins. Other than the difference in personality, the two did look quite similar, though when it came to magic they were worlds apart; the TSAB had never removed the seal they had placed on Lutecia, and so her magic was all but useless. Her Guardians, however, were still around. And Garyuu had developed a few tricks of his own.

Although still introverted, Lutecia had since developed a strong bond between herself, Caro, and Erio, and had become close enough to them that she felt comfortable expressing herself around them. It was evident from the smile on her face when Caro sat down next to her and the two started talking about recent events.

"I noticed that Erio-kun is missing," Lutecia mentioned.
"Yeah, he left a few days ago to visit the Air Wing that's training here," Caro said. "He wanted to participate in a few mock battles; well, that's what he told me."

"...maybe..." Lutecia couldn't resist the urge. "...maybe he just wanted to get out of under your iron grip. I understand that you can be a bit rough with him."

"L-Lu-chan!" Caro balked, her eyes wide. It was rare for Lutecia to crack a joke, but when she did, it almost always caught one off guard. "Th-that! Ahh!" Caro blushed and covered her face with her hands. "Y-you shouldn't joke about stuff like that!"

Lutecia only returned a light giggle. "It still embarrasses you so much," she observed. "Even though it's no secret between us."

"Still..." Caro uncovered her face, though she was still blushing. "It's weird to talk about it."
"I suppose," Lutecia replied; she had no such reservations. "Let's change subjects, then."

"Yes, lets," Caro nodded. "You told me on the phone that your mother could use magic again?"
Lutecia nodded. "Yes, most of her magical potential has returned, though without a Device of some sort she cannot cast very effectively. Furthermore, she-"

A loud knock on the door interrupted the girls' conversation. Caro, confused at first, was slow to react before she shouted "C-coming!" and standing up, heading for the door. Lutecia narrowed her eyes, suspicious, and looked off to her side, nodding once. Garyuu, who had been hiding in Caro's blind spot, returned the nod and set down the book he had been reading, heading for the back door and deploying an arm-blade as he did.

Caro opened the door, revealing a man wearing stylish Knight Armor. "C-can I help you?"

"Yes, of course!" The man said, pushing a loose strand of his vibrant red hair away from his yellow eyes. "You certainly can, Misses Ru Lushe."

"...I seem to be at a disadvantage," Caro said, chuckling. "You seem to know me, but I don't know you."
"Well, you and your friend Mister Mondial are quite popular," the man replied, smiling none too kindly and causing Caro to go into a passive guard stance. Folding her hands behind her back, she activated her Boost Device. "As well as Miss Alphino and her mother."

"..." Lutecia was silent as the man locked gazes with her. He has the same look as Scaglietti when he began to lose it. she thought to herself. To Caro, she said, Watch it.

Don't worry about me, Lu-chan. Caro thought, never tearing her gaze from the man. "We're simply mages, sir... though Erio-kun is a Knight."

"Yes, that is true, isn't it?" The man observed. "Well, no matter, for you see..." he grinned wildly. "You girls and boys have something I want. Or rather, something we want." Caro didn't like where this conversation was going.

"...what is it I have? ...Who... are you?" She asked slowly, activating a single Wing Shooter behind her back. She backed up a step as the man bowed.

"Forgive us," The man said, his voice distorted and darker. "[b]Call us... Omega. And we want... your Linker Core!" The man moved quickly, raising up and lunging for Caro. The young mage backed up a step and threw her Wing Shooter in his face, causing him to clutch his cheek in pain and back up. Garyuu was waiting there, pulling the man back and putting an arm-blade on his neck.

"Move - you will not," Garyuu said. "You do - Kill you, I will."
"Damn monster," The person known as "Omega" growled. "It is not that easy to stop us."

Lutecia suddenly screamed, causing Caro to turn around in surprise. A giant slimy tentacle had came in through a window and wrapped itself around the girl's arms. As Lutecia struggled, the tentacle lifted into the air and began to apply pressure, threatening to snap the summoner's arms like twigs. "C-Caro! Help!"

[Wing Shooter, Mark 2] Kerykeion intoned. Caro lifted her hand into the air and began to focus multiple orbs of energy, hurling them into the tentacle and forcing it to drop Lutecia. Simultaneously, a scythe-arm was pressed against Garyuu's neck as a Hydralisk-form exited a portal seal, hissing with animalistic anger. Garyuu looked over his shoulder at the beast, then back at "Omega". Meanwhile, Caro and Lutecia ran through to the back door and got out of the house, with Caro donning her Barrier Jacket in the process.

Both female mages made it out, only to hear the sounds of screeching as several Infection Forms burst from the nearby woods, hissing at them and snapping their jaws. Caro and Lutecia backed up from them, but several Human Combat Forms were closing in from that side as well. With Garyuu locked in a stalemate, they had no other protection that was close by. "What do we do?" Caro wondered.

"No Voltaire?" Lutecia asked. Caro shook her head. "No, of course not; that would be too convenient. Anything else?"

"Eto... I know! Kerykeion!" The girl held her hand up. "Wrought Iron Summon! Alchemic Wings!"

A large magic symbol appeared below Caro as two large metal wings materialized on her back. Grabbing Lutecia by the waist, Caro lifted the both of them into the air as Infection Forms leaped at them, narrowly avoiding it. "Garyuu!" Lutecia shouted at her guardian. Garyuu nodded, breaking the stalemate by kneeing "Omega" in the back and crossing his arms together.

"Teleport - Dimension Step." It said. It rapidly blinked out of this dimension back to its home one, then back into his master's dimension, some ten meters away. Looking briefly at his opponents, Garyuu turned and leaped into the air, taking flight and easily catching up with Caro and Lutecia. Omega growled.

Omega lifted a hand in defiance. For the briefest moment, Erio could feel as his spear connected with that hand.

A bright white explosion filled the area, emitting from the point of contact and expanding in a forty-meter radius. Lutecia covered Caro from the debris that was kicked up by the explosion, bits of hot rock and dust and dirt that flew about. As Friedrich and Garyuu continued to hold off the Spawn, both being briefly looked back at the explosion before continuing their battle.

When the explosion faded...

Erio's stunned face looked down. Omega - or was it him? - had Strada's spear tip held between two fingers. His hair was now white, his eyes, the color of the galaxy, as he smirked at Erio. "It is over." he said simply. In a flash of energy, Omega disappeared and reappeared next to Erio, kicking him hard in the gut and sending him flying backward. A dozen tentacles popped up out of the ground and bound Erio in the sky as more Hydralisks appeared, aiming their spines at him. Even more of the Spawn tentacles shot up from every angle, binding Lutecia and Caro, then Garyuu and Friedrich and sending both of them to the ground.

The being that was Omega laughed. "Most excellent." He rasped. Holding up a glowing hand, he looked at Lutecia as she struggled in the bind. "Now, let me take that Linker Core of yours." Laughing maliciously, he began to walk slowly toward the summoner. "Prepare for hell, little one."

Suddenly, Omega stopped and took a step back. As if on cue, small motes of dust kicked up from the ground. From the sky, bullets - real bullets - rained down at Omega, twelve shots total. More bullets fell onto the Spawn, cutting apart the tentacles and forcing them to drop their captives, shredding the Infection and Combat Forms, and concaving the thick carapaces of the Hydralisks.

"What-" Omega began, but before he could finish, a flash of red energy charged him. Instinctively raising his sword in defense, the red energy turned out to be the burning flame of Glen's sword, with said mage attached, his eyes filled with fury. Glen leaped back and landed next to Caro and Lutecia as forty other soldiers all landed behind him.

Erick reloaded his revolvers, his eyes fixed on Omega. "Well," he said. "Looks like we just arrived in th' nick of time! Now Franz, wha' does that make us?"

"Sir!" Franz answered. "Big damn heroes, sir!"
"Ain't we just?" Erick smirked. "Order, engage!"

Hope you like

Whoa, Erio was owning much? And the OFM came too the rescue in te nick of time!

The Lutecia/Caro interaction was also much apreciated, such an underated Yuri pairing for the normally yuri-obsessed fanbase. *shakes head*

[Liingo]

Originally Posted by Aaron008R

It's great to be finally back!

I whipped up a new concept for the Extension Device System. As of now, Almaria is no longer a Synchronization Device, but is now classified as a AI-Extension Device (as in AI-Module).

And... I've been also thinking of this bit...

Spoiler for nerfed details:

*snip*

A bit liberal with the device concept. but I'll introduce this as one of Aurion's projects....

Any thoughts? I'm willing to adjust/nerf further if necessary.

It seems fine as it.

@Liingo: I was kidding about the short part.

That's good...

I haven't watched Mai-Otome... Can you please explain?

See Nighties Post..... And I got mixed up for a second.... Be happy he didn't mention Nina/Sergay.... which I reckon is closer to the Hayate/Aurion that people seem to like

BTW, MOAR relationship data.

Spoiler for Lightning:

Erio – Erio, suffice to say was somewhat suspicious about Aurion when they first met; mainly because of his enigmatic persona that reminded him of some of the scientists who treated him as a lab rat before he was saved by Fate. However, he had a change of mind about the strange man when he saw how much Fate seemed to trust him. Out of the four Forwards, he was the next most enthusiastic person to Subaru in the ‘Aurion Dauer Combat Capability Investigation’ plan. As he did not want to believe Fate could lose so easily. In the end, seeing how Fate lost amused him a LOT despite himself. Unfortunately, he had the hardest time of the four since Fate (complete with a flushed face and teary eyes) actually begged him not to laugh, to which he complied with the best of his willpower. Suffice to say, he wasn’t able to hold it, making Fate upset and (in a very uncharacteristically childish way) calling him cruel, subsequently wracking him with guilt. The fact that Caro had a crazy interpretation of the tactic Aurion used to defeat Fate helped little with his plight.

Caro – Caro, not unlike Rein, was a bit terrified of Aurion at first, opting to hide behind anybody (usually Erio) whenever he was around. It was probably due to the strange atmosphere around him, which confounded her. On the flip side, her main partner dragon, Friedrich, was not at all uncomfortable around the man, actually using his head as a perch on some occasion. In any case, Aurion managed to break thru the little girl’s apprehension with enough time. She was also a rather (or more likely the only) oblivious member of Subaru’s notorious ‘Aurion Dauer Combat Capability Investigation’ plan. Unlike the others, she wasn’t really too curious of the matter, but tagged along instead of getting left out. As it turns out in the end, she had the worst reaction of the four forwards when she found out how Fate lost to Aurion using an illusion of Chrono confessing to her. In her impression, Fate was attracted to Chrono by then. It shouldn’t have been so bad, but in this case, she thought that Fate STILL has feelings for Chrono up to now! This caused her to blush heavily and start mumbling about forbidden love between siblings… Fate’s embarrassment (especially her blushing) didn’t help the situation at all, as Caro somewhat involuntarily didn’t believe Fate’s denials. The case was resolved later, but not without a fair share of laughs on Hayate, Nanoha and Keroko’s (as well as the other bridge bunnies’) side.

Good job on this

Originally Posted by LimitedEternal

Oh, don't be such a prude.

Yeah, I know we aren't supposed to use outright mecha, but can't we throw some mecha-crack around???

Hey, I didn't say that to everyone......... Just Kha

Originally Posted by Nightengale

[Tesla]

*slams head*

It’s just Griffith without his glasses. It’s just Griffith wearing contacts… colored, one, but still! Why the hell did I see ‘his face’ instead, even for just a split second!?

*slams head further*

Maybe I need glasses as well.

[/Tesla]

… You’re better off not knowing then.

Or in a nutshell…

Imagine IF Hayate had a crush on Aurion but JUST a mere crush.. and also is good friends with someone who considers Aurion her father, AND also someone she loved as a man, and Aurion somehow… gets into an awkward relationship triangle, and both an internal emotional drama as someone torn between his 'present self' and his 'cold enforcer' days, due to obligation to someone.

And somehow one of the obligations put him in a haywreck of 'being forced to try to seduce Hayate' and putting up with the other girl's emotional attachment to him.

:

For some reason, this sounds a hell lot better than how Mai-Otome handled it.

You got that right.......... Although I'm surprised you picked that side of the triangle rather than the other..

Moving on to the larger pieces...

@Lowe
I really don't get the fascination with the sentai

@Kagerou
Glad to see you let Erio have some fun before the OFM arrived.

And since when was Garyuu Yoda? Did he speak at all during the series?

@ATC
There was just a B1-b lying around.............................. which Lindy bought (with what money I should ask) and managed to get back to Mid without anyone noticing........

Still... I can't complain too much since you've ripped the bombing equipment out of it, turning it into a transport of all things....

*shakes head* Yare yare......

[arkhangelsk]

Originally Posted by Keroko

Sound Stage stuff. And you're partially right, what she lost there is permanently gone, but that doesn't mean she can't retrain herself. Kinda like how your condition goes down after doing nothing for several weeks, but that doesn't mean you can't get up to snuf by training yourself.

Quite frankly, it sounded like a permanent injury to me. A better analogy might be hearing loss after overloading. You can maximize what's left, but the lost decibels of sensitivity are permanent.

[Kha]

Originally Posted by Liingo

Hey, I didn't say that to everyone......... Just Kha

SIDE JABS KINSHI!


Why am I mimicking Aika so much ever since I started watching...? Is it the tsun...?

[Keroko]

Originally Posted by arkhangelsk

Quite frankly, it sounded like a permanent injury to me. A better analogy might be hearing loss after overloading. You can maximize what's left, but the lost decibels of sensitivity are permanent.

That doesn't really sound like a better analogy to me, you can't train your hearing to increase, while you can train your magic abillities.

[arkhangelsk]

You can learn to be more attentive, to work with your decreased hearing. Similarly, you can develop ways to make the most out of what you have - like being more efficient with magic conversion. But the lost power is lost.

Especially since Nanoha, instead of giving her core R&R time to seal off its damage, keeps running her broke down plant. From Shamal's requirement of months and years of rest, the damage is permanent and irrecoverable.

[Keroko]

Originally Posted by arkhangelsk

You can learn to be more attentive, to work with your decreased hearing. Similarly, you can develop ways to make the most out of what you have - like being more efficient with magic conversion. But the lost power is lost.

Learning to be more atentive has nothing to do with increasing your hearing. Magic can be trained the same way physical strength, speed, or agillity can be trained, hence it is more accurate to compare it to those.

Originally Posted by arkhangelsk

Especially since Nanoha, instead of giving her core R&R time to seal off its damage, keeps running her broke down plant. From Shamal's requirement of months and years of rest, the damage is permanent and irrecoverable.

Very severe does not equal irrecoverable. The very nature of magic allows it to restore itself, as shown in A's.